Leclerc fastest in Friday practice for Azerbaijan Grand Prix
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Charles Leclerc has set the fastest time of the day in second practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he aims to turn around his recent run of disappointing race results. Sergio Pérez led the first session. Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari with a lap of 1 minute 43.224 seconds in the second session. That was .248 seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez and .356 faster than championship leader Max Verstappen. Fernando Alonso was fourth for Alpine and Leclerc’s teammate Carlos Sainz fifth.