Overview

• Two one-hour practice sessions run today at 10:30–11:30 and 14:00–15:00 local time on the 6.003 km Baku City Circuit.
• Live coverage is on Sky, Sky GO and WOW for Germany, with ORF1 and ORF On carrying the sessions free-to-air in Austria; Swiss viewers lack a Friday TV option according to the reports.
• Conditions at the start of FP1 were sunny with 26°C air temperature, 33°C track temperature and 69% humidity.
• Drivers are split on expanding sprint races, with Charles Leclerc opposing more sprints and Lewis Hamilton expressing openness to additional sprint weekends.
• Williams continues to chase a tyre-preparation fix for qualifying performance, and McLaren’s Monza team-order episode remains under scrutiny entering Baku.