George Russell put Mercedes on the high of the occasions for the ultimate follow session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, simply forward of Charles Leclerc.
Russell’s finest time of 1’42.514 was simply 0.013s faster than the Ferrari drivers with the 2 McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri behind them.
Haas rookie Oliver Bearman’s session ended early on as he crashed out of the session within the boundaries at flip one on his first flying lap of the day.
It was a really sluggish begin to the ultimate hour of follow forward of qualifying. Solely a handful of drivers took to the observe when follow start, together with the 2 Pink Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, to wash a set of sentimental tyres. Perez reported that the observe was barely damp, with small drops of rain seen on his visor.
Earlier than any driver had accomplished a consultant time, the session was stopped by a purple flag when Esteban Ocon was compelled to cease his Alpine on observe on the exit of flip 16 with an obvious ERS downside. It was the second main technical downside Ocon has skilled over the three follow periods.
When the session resumed, Oscar Piastri reported “very mild drops” of rain, nevertheless it was not sufficient to considerably have an effect on grip on the circuit. Verstappen went quickest of all after the primary runs for the highest groups, earlier than Alexander Albon blitzed Verstappen’s time by eight tenths of a second to to quickest for Williams.
Bearman’s stable begin to his second grand prix weekend hit a snag when he made a mistake beneath braking for the primary nook on his first flying lap. Though he tried to bail out into the escape highway, Bearman was unable to keep away from barrier and broke his left-front suspension, bringing out the purple flags for the second time.
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Drivers had the luxurious of an uninterrupted last 20 minutes of follow, with most drivers discovering enhancements on their finest occasions. Regardless of complaining about an uncomfortable feeling together with his energy unit, Russell was capable of put up the very best time of the weekend with a 1’42.514.
On the finish of the session, Leclerc was closest to the Mercedes, by simply 0.013s. Nevertheless, the Ferrari driver was sad together with his finest lap, regardless of being faster than each McLarens of Norris and Piastri behind. Verstappen was fifth-fastest, three tenths slower than Russell, after showing to aim a costume rehearsal of a slipstream from workforce mate Perez for qualifying on the finish of the session.
Carlos Sainz Jnr and Perez had been sixth and seventh and can each be assembly with the stewards collectively for the second time in 24 hours after Perez is alleged to have impeded the Ferrari into the tough flip 15. The 2 Williams of Albon and Franco Colapinto had been inside the highest ten, with Lewis Hamilton finishing the highest ten.
2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix third follow outcome
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2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix mixed follow occasions
| P. | # | Driver | Crew | FP1 time | FP2 time | FP3 time | Hole | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’46.516 | 1’44.536 | 1’42.514 | 49 | |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’46.608 | 1’43.484 | 1’42.527 | 0.013 | 48 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1’46.027 | 1’45.156 | 1’42.737 | 0.223 | 58 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 1’46.282 | 1’43.983 | 1’42.749 | 0.235 | 57 |
| 5 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Pink Bull-Honda RBPT | 1’45.546 | 1’44.029 | 1’42.862 | 0.348 | 61 |
| 6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Ferrari | 1’46.173 | 1’43.950 | 1’42.968 | 0.454 | 63 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Pink Bull-Honda RBPT | 1’45.922 | 1’43.490 | 1’43.024 | 0.510 | 56 |
| 8 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1’47.955 | 1’44.737 | 1’43.194 | 0.680 | 56 |
| 9 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams-Mercedes | 1’47.901 | 1’44.749 | 1’43.238 | 0.724 | 50 |
| 10 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’45.859 | 1’43.550 | 1’43.301 | 0.787 | 54 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1’46.452 | 1’44.683 | 1’43.474 | 0.960 | 59 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB-Honda RBPT | 1’47.708 | 1’44.645 | 1’43.503 | 0.989 | 49 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1’47.184 | 1’44.093 | 1’43.571 | 1.057 | 58 |
| 14 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB-Honda RBPT | 1’46.687 | 1’45.056 | 1’43.870 | 1.356 | 67 |
| 15 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 1’48.712 | 1’45.391 | 1’43.876 | 1.362 | 58 |
| 16 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 1’47.135 | 1’44.475 | 1’44.164 | 1.650 | 57 |
| 17 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’47.640 | 1’44.785 | 1’44.187 | 1.673 | 46 |
| 18 | 50 | Oliver Bearman | Haas-Ferrari | 1’46.973 | 1’44.547 | No time | 2.033 | 49 |
| 19 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’49.052 | 1’45.947 | 1’44.869 | 2.355 | 64 |
| 20 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | No time | 1’45.810 | No time | 3.296 | 28 |
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