Impact Cloudy but warm conditions would greet the drivers for this opening practice in Azerbaijan. Things would get rolling quickly and teams would set about getting practice laps in before Carlos Sainz would run over some curbing and dislodge it. That would bring out a lengthy red-flag for track repairs. Once action resumed, the lap times would tumble and Norris would eventually log a time of 1:42.704 which would be conservative but still three-tenths faster than Piastri. McLaren seems to have the pace after one practice in the books and we'll see if that holds up in FP2 later Friday.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
