Mistakes, low grip, three red flag interruptions, breaks – and Max Verstappen's first practice. That's what he missed out on, having missed FP1 of the Azerbaijani Grand Prix.
The first was just to clear the debris left behind after minor mistakes, but the second was caused by a real accident: the Ferrari went under the previous race winner Charles Leclerc, skidded into the wall, and badly broke it. Then, just when we thought we wouldn't see any more trouble in this stage, Franco Collapinto lost the rear of his car due to "under-grip" and crashed it roughly. Despite the incident, the Ferrari looked fast, the Mercedes also got off to a great start, and Oliver Bearman, who replaced Kevin Magnussen, also drove well, but Max Verstappen seemed the most confident this time. The Dutchman saved his fastest lap for the last seconds of the practice session, so he can expect to be "on the front" in the second practice session starting at 3 p.m.
