Red Bull duo lead FP1 in Baku

Phillip van Osten 23/06/2017 at 11:5323/06/2017 at 13:34

Max Verstappen topped the first practice session in Baku this morning, edging out Red Bull team mate Daniel Ricciardo by four tenths of a second.

The Dutch driver clocked in with a 1:44.410, looking very confident around the treacherous street circuit, with low grip levels throwing a challenge the drivers' way.

But both Red Bull drivers were spared any drama and made the most of the difficult conditions.

Championship leader Sebastian Vettel ended up third, half a second down from Verstappen, with Force India's Sergio Perez in fourth.

The Mexican's session ended abruptly however when he clipped a barrier, prompting a red flag and inflicting substantial damage to the right side of his Force India.

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas ended the morning fifth and sixth following a low-profile but studious session.

Esteban Ocon, Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen rounded out the top ten.

Free practice 1 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:44.410s		19
2	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:44.880s	+ 0.470s	22
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:44.967s	+ 0.557s	20
4	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:45.398s	+ 0.988s	16
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:45.497s	+ 1.087s	16
6	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:45.737s	+ 1.327s	19
7	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:45.752s	+ 1.342s	24
8	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:45.968s	+ 1.558s	25
9	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:46.000s	+ 1.590s	18
10	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:46.617s	+ 2.207s	11
11	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:46.649s	+ 2.239s	28
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:46.721s	+ 2.311s	23
13	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:46.837s	+ 2.427s	22
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:47.217s	+ 2.807s	21
15	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:47.446s	+ 3.036s	22
16	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:47.501s	+ 3.091s	13
17	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:47.551s	+ 3.141s	20
18	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:48.525s	+ 4.115s	15
19	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber	1:49.048s	+ 4.638s	19
20	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:49.937s	+ 5.527s	21