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Charles Leclerc hits the wall at turn 15! It bumped its nose against the protections. The car looks fine and only the front part is damaged. There are 33 minutes to go in Free Practice 1 of the Azerbaijan GP of F1 2024. Red flag on the track.

Carlos Sainz, very close to the walls of the first sector after skidding with the rear tires. And in one of the strong braking conditions on the track, he preferred to escape the route. The drivers are starting to gain confidence on the track and take the first risks, but the track seems slippery because it’s still dirty.

There is a piece of metal on the track, very small, although it may not be safe if it lifts as cars pass. A marshal entered the track, quickly took it over and it seemed that the first practice session of the F1 Azerbaijan GP would resume shortly.

Red flag on the track, but so far they are not showing any accident or giving any information. Could it be a sewer drain? No one knows…

It should be noted that in 2019 Libre 1 was suspended in Baku because sewers were built and all of them had to be sealed. And there have already been problems with sewers in recent years in Las Vegas and Baku, for example.

All drivers rode on the medium tire in the first minutes of the session, as the track gradually improved. For now, the trend of seeing Verstappen and Leclerc alternating in the first two positions continues. But now Hamilton is on record.

Leclerc was ahead in an unrepresentative time as the track will improve a lot. Verstappen is second at 0.324 and Alonso moves up to third position.

58 minutes left: First cars on the track, on a very dirty asphalt. A few drops (few) fell before these first free practice sessions of the Azerbaijan F1 GP in Baku. Maximum caution for drivers at the start of these free sessions on this track which must be cleaned, rubberized and improved throughout the session.

The first practice sessions for the F1 2024 Azerbaijan GP are about to begin! Green light and cars on the track.

All is ready for the start of the first free practice sessions of the Azerbaijan GP of F1 2024. All is ready for the action to begin in Baku in a weekend where maximum parity is expected again as in Monza, with up to 6 or 7. cars fighting for pole, with McLaren and Ferrari as favorites and the massive doubts of Red Bull and the problems that Verstappen continues to have with his car.