• The Monegasque, who had followed Perez toward the finish of the principal meeting, took out a one moment.
• 43.224-second lap in the second hour of racing to end the day 0.248 seconds clear of the Mexican.
• Title pioneer Max Verstappen was third 0.356 seconds off the speed.
• The Dutchman drives Leclerc by nine in the general standings after seven of this season’s 22 rounds.

Leclerc drove Red Bull rival Sergio Perez over the highest point of the time sheets to end Friday practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Perez, champ in Monaco fourteen days prior who is offering to turn into the primary recurrent victor in Baku on Sunday, is third 15 focuses behind his Red Bull colleague.

Behind the main three, Fernando Alonso went fourth fastest for Alpine in front of countryman Carlos Sainz who was fifth for Ferrari. The twofold title holder showed promising speed in the two meetings, having been fifth fastest in the initial hour.

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Frenchman Pierre Gasly finished the day 6th for AlphaTauri in front of George Russell in the Mercedes and colleague Yuki Tsunoda.

Esteban Ocon in the other Alpine and McLaren’s Lando Norris balanced the main 10 in front of Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel and seven-times title holder Lewis Hamilton.

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix, go around an unforgiving design known for getting drivers out, has gained notoriety for serving up the erratic.

In any case, there were no significant episodes that upset running on Friday.

Mick Schumacher and Nicholas Latifi caused two virtual security vehicle periods during the primary meeting. A few drivers likewise kissed the hindrances or ran wide into the run-off regions as they tried the constraints of the track.

Vehicles were additionally seen to be ‘porpoising’ or skipping emphatically as they sped down the beginning completion straight.