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

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