Overview

• Lewis Hamilton headed Charles Leclerc by 0.074s in second practice, giving Ferrari a one-two as rivals struggled for grip on Baku's streets.
• Lando Norris struck the Turn 4 wall and sustained suspension damage that ended his FP2, while Oscar Piastri brushed Turn 15 but continued; they finished 10th and 12th.
• Earlier, a loose kerb caused a lengthy red flag in FP1, where Norris led a McLaren 1-2 after the team fixed Piastri's early power unit issue.
• Stewards issued Piastri a reprimand for a yellow-flag breach after FP2, leaving him without a grid penalty but placing a mark on his record.
• Piastri leads Norris by 31 points with eight rounds remaining, McLaren says intra-team rules have been clarified after Monza, and the team can clinch the constructors’ title in Baku under specific points scenarios.