Hamilton tops FP2 as McLarens hit the wall - 2025 Azerbaijan GP practice results

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Hamilton tops second practice from Leclerc as Piastri and Norris finish down the order

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Lewis Hamilton led a Ferrari 1-2 in second practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as McLaren‘s drivers failed to set a competitive time.

Hamilton used the softest compound to outpace team-mate Charles Leclerc, who has been on pole at Baku for the past three years, by less than a tenth of a second.

Hamilton stayed on top of the times for most of the session thanks to a medium-tyre run before Leclerc beat it late on with the soft tyres.

The British driver used two soft-tyre runs to beat Leclerc’s time.

Pirelli has brought its softest compound, the C6, to Baku in an attempt to spice up strategy in the race, but there are still doubts about whether teams will be using it, as the delta to the medium hasn’t been significant.

The Ferrari drivers were followed by the Mercedes duo, George Russell leading Kimi Antonelli in third and fourth respectively.

Oliver Bearman, on the verge of a race ban after his Monza penalty, set a promising fifth-quickest time for Haas, outpacing world champion Max Verstappen, sixth in the Red Bull.

Championship contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri endured a difficult session and finished far from the top positions.

Norris, quickest in the morning, was on a flying lap halfway through FP2 with the soft tyres when he hit the wall too hard at the exit of Turn 4.

The impact damaged the McLaren’s rear left suspension and Norris had to crawl back to the pits for repairs.

Norris wouldn’t return to the track after his incident, finishing 10th quickest, nearly a second off the pace.

Moments later, team-mate Piastri also hit the barriers at Turn 15 while on a soft-tyre run, this time escaping serious damage but still needing to return to the pits for checks.

After a quick look at his right rear wheel, Piastri was sent back out. However, the Australian had another scare with a lock-up at Turn 2 and was unable to post a competitive time, finishing in 12th.

Piastri is also facing an investigation for an unseen yellow flag infringement.

2025 Azerbaijan GP FP2 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:41.293 20
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:41.367 +0.074sec 22
3 George Russell Mercedes 1:41.770 +0.477sec 18
4 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:41.779 +0.486sec 21
5 Oliver Bearman Haas 1:41.891 +0.598sec 23
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:41.902 +0.609sec 22
7 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:41.989 +0.696sec 21
8 Esteban Ocon Haas 1:42.167 +0.874sec 23
9 Alex Albon Williams 1:42.177 +0.884sec 24
10 Lando Norris McLaren 1:42.199 +0.906sec 7
11 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:42.255 +0.962sec 23
12 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:42.295 +1.002sec 22
13 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1:42.443 +1.150sec 22
14 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 1:42.444 +1.151sec 21
15 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber 1:42.561 +1.268sec 22
16 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:42.674 +1.381sec 22
17 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:42.771 +1.478sec 23
18 Nico Hülkenberg Sauber 1:42.820 +1.527sec 21
19 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:42.967 +1.674sec 23
20 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:43.322 +2.029sec 21

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