F1 Results Today: McLaren on the back foot as Lewis Hamilton TOP at Azerbaijan Grand Prix

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F1 Results Today: McLaren on the back foot as Lewis Hamilton TOP at Azerbaijan Grand Prix

All the times from practice in Baku

By Sheona Mountford.

Friday 19 September 2025 15:19

McLaren are on the back foot heading into Saturday after Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari topped the time sheets in Free Practice 2 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Having only been 13th fastest in FP1 on Friday, Hamilton ensured he was on top come the afternoon session, setting the fastest lap time with a 1:41:293 secs.

That was enough to edge Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc by just under three-quarters of a tenth (+0.074) in second, with Mercedes duo George Russell and Antonelli further back in third and fourth, respectively.

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After a 1-2 in FP1, FP2 proved a trickier session for McLaren, with Lando Norris finishing 10th, and Oscar Piastri 12th.

Norris also made a costly error in the session that limited his running, hitting the wall at turn 4 and damaging his rear suspension.

FP2 Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time / Gap
1	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:41.293
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.074
3	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.477
4	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.486
5	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+0.598
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.609
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.696
8	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+0.874
9	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.884
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.906
11	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.962
12	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.002
13	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.150
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+1.151
15	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.268
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.381
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.478
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.527
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.674
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.029

FP1 Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time / Gap
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:42.704
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.310
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.552
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.553
5	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.859
6	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+1.034
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+1.086
8	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.155
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.199
10	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.271
11	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.281
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.282
13	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+1.383
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.383
15	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.435
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+1.447
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.625
18	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.735
19	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.595
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+2.714

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Sheona Mountford - F1 Journalist

Sheona Mountford is a motorsport journalist specialising in F1. As a writer and contributor, she covers a wide range of motorsport series from F1 to F1 Academy, responsible for breaking news, live race coverage and in depth analysis of the sport and the culture around it.

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