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P1: Red Bull ahead, Perez crashes

Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo unexpectedly led the way in Practice One for the Azerbaijan GP - but Force India's Sergio Perez crashed heavily at Baku's iconic castle chicane. In a disjointed opening session on F1's newest street track, the Red Bulls used the quickest supersoft tyres to finish first and second with Verstappen lapping four tenths quicker than Ricciardo with a best lap of 1:44.410. Championship contenders Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton stayed on the slower soft compound, with the Ferrari close behind the Red Bulls but the Mercedes one second adrift in fifth. But it was Perez's crash into the barriers by the ancient Baku fort which proved by far the...
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