> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.the-race.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Everything that happened in first F1 Baku practice - URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/everything-that-happened-in-first-f1-baku-practice/ - Published: 2022-06-10T13:08:26.000Z - Updated: 2023-09-16T14:25:34.000Z - Description: Red Bull Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez led the way in the opening practice session of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku street circuit - Author: Valentin Khorounzhiy - Tags: Formula 1, #image-center-center Red Bull Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez led the way in the opening practice session of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku street circuit. --- **Key moments:** \> Monaco GP winner Perez’s strong form continues \> Ferrari bouncing, Red Bull DRS flap wobbling \> Hamilton best of the rest for Mercedes \> Reliability dramas for Latifi and Schumacher --- Track action was briefly interrupted by a virtual safety car within the first 10 minutes already, as Mick Schumacher pulled over to the side of the track, his Haas seen leaking copious amounts of water. He’d reported a loss of power on the radio and was told it was “torque protection because of the water pressure” before being swiftly ordered to stop. > 📻 "Mick, we need to stop the car" > > With liquid leaking out of Schumacher's Haas he's forced to stop early in FP1 ❌[#AzerbaijanGP](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AzerbaijanGP?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) [#F1](https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) [pic.twitter.com/bQL54rDupJ](https://t.co/bQL54rDupJ?ref=the-race.com) > > — Formula 1 (@F1) [June 10, 2022](https://twitter.com/F1/status/1535217991780024321?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) Another VSC stoppage followed mere minutes after the resumption, Nicholas Latifi reporting his Williams car – equipped with a fresh set of power unit components ahead of the session – “just died”, forcing him to park up in the Turn 5 run-off. Neither Schumacher, nor Latifi would return for the rest of the session. Soon after the Williams was cleared away, Max Verstappen and team-mate Perez both posted medium-tyre laptime improvements to establish a Red Bull 1-2 ahead of the hard-shod Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. Despite his rear wing flap oscillating massively with DRS open, Verstappen improved by nearly seven tenths once out on the softs – albeit with Perez then finding another three tenths to go up to a 1m45.476s. Verstappen’s session then culminated in a Turn 15 spin as the chequered flag flew. “We really need to check that – I go into the corner off-throttle, downshifting, and it’s just pushing”, Verstappen reported. Leclerc did manage to ultimately split the two Red Bulls, lapping just over a tenth off Perez, while Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz propped up the top four, half a second off the pace. The Ferrari F1-75s were clearly affected by bouncing on the long straights of the Azerbaijani circuit, as were the Mercedes W13s – which didn’t stop Lewis Hamilton from finishing sixth, shrugging off an earlier trip to the Turn 4 escape road. Hamilton had been on course for the ‘best of the rest’ fifth place before getting pipped by a late improvement from Alpine’s Fernando Alonso. George Russell was a fair way back from Hamilton for much of the session but managed a late charge to place within half a tenth of his decorated team-mate – albeit with the pair split by the AlphaTauri of Yuki Tsunoda. Tsunoda’s team-mate Pierre Gasly was on course for a last-gasp improvement before getting a massive Turn 15 lock-up that sent him down the escape road. He ended up ninth, with Esteban Ocon rounding out the top 10 – nearly eight tenths up on 11th-placed Lando Norris (McLaren). The two Aston Martin cars in 12th and 14th had eventful sessions, with Lance Stroll brushing the barrier at Turn 15 and having a Turn 4 off but then placing two spots ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who complained of a persistent steering issue. Both set their best times on mediums. The Alfa Romeo team, carrying a special one-off livery on both its cars this weekend, was led by Valtteri Bottas in 15th. ## Practice 1 Results | Pos | Name | Car | Best Time | Gap Leader | | --- | ---------------- | --------------------- | --------- | ---------- | | 1 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1m45.476s | | | 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1m45.603s | +0.127s | | 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1m45.81s | +0.334s | | 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1m46.012s | +0.536s | | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1m46.571s | +1.095s | | 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m46.667s | +1.191s | | 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Red Bull | 1m46.696s | +1.22s | | 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1m46.705s | +1.229s | | 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Red Bull | 1m46.83s | +1.354s | | 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1m46.917s | +1.441s | | 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m47.691s | +2.215s | | 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1m47.847s | +2.371s | | 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1m47.946s | +2.47s | | 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1m47.97s | +2.494s | | 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1m48.078s | +2.602s | | 16 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1m48.222s | +2.746s | | 17 | Alex Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1m48.419s | +2.943s | | 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m48.81s | +3.334s | | 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1m50.921s | +5.445s | | 20 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1m58.332s | +12.856s |