After going through Friday data from Baku, it appears the grid could be shaken up this weekend. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the afternoon for Ferrari, while teammate Charles Leclerc was less than a tenth of a second behind.
Championship favourites McLaren, on the other hand, were hardly visible: Lando Norris was already nine tenths down on his best lap, but he had to abandon his fastest attempt after a brush with the wall left him with suspension damage. Oscar Piastri also struggled, and clipped the wall himself. As a result, both the McLaren drivers’ true qualifying pace remained hidden.
