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'Solid' start for Leclerc, 'bottoming and bouncing' for Sainz
Charles Leclerc was able to get back on top of the timesheets on Friday in Baku after the first two practice sessions for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but it wasn't entirely plain sailing for the Ferrari driver. Leclerc and his team mate Carlos Sainz looked to be struggling to match the pace of Red Bull pair Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen in the first one hour session, with Leclerc ending up second and trailing Perez by 0.127s. But Ferrari found more pace from the F1-75 in the later session, with Leclerc ending up a quarter of a second quicker than his rivals at the end of the day, although his final minutes ended in frustration. Read also: Leclerc ahead of Perez and Verstappen...
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