Why "dangerous" Hamilton-Lawson incident in Azerbaijan GP practice hasn't led to change
Lewis Hamilton was reprimanded for impeding Liam Lawson during Thursday's second practice in FP2 but this wasn't the end of the matter. Even before a single car had turned a wheel on the Baku City Circuit, concerns had been raised about how cars running slowly to harvest or conserve electrical energy through the final corners could represent a hazard to those on a push lap. In previous ... Keep…
George Russell led the pace in the opening Formula One practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, setting a time of one minute, 45.387 seconds for the 6km Baku street track. His teammate, Kimi Antonelli, who leads the championship by 81 points from Russell, experienced car trouble and had to pull over just under half an hour into the session.
Russell's time was still good enough to place him fifth after the session, behind Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari. Australian Oscar Piastri was sixth for McLaren, while Oscar Piastri emerged as the sixth-fastest driver. Rookie Arvid Lindblad, filling in for the injured Isack Hadjar on Red Bull, finished seventh. Esteban Ocon of Haas was ninth, and Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto rounded out the top 10 for Audi.
Baku's unpredictable circuit, known for safety car interruptions, saw drivers test its limits, but the practice session remained incident-free.
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