Leclerc and Colapinto started with an accident at the wall in Baku, at the F1 Azerbaijan GP

Charles Leclerc They were seen again at the Baku wall, this time at F1 Azerbaijan GP. The Monegasque driver brought out a red flag when he crashed in front of his Ferrari in the protection of Turn 15 with 33 minutes left in the race. first free practice sessions of the 2024 F1 Azerbaijan GP this Friday morning. And a few minutes after the first session resumed, it was FColapinto ranch the one that produced a second red flag of the day, this time on turn 4.

Leclerc’s accident

“I got dirt from outside”Charles commented after experiencing the said accident, blaming a track that started this Grand Prix that was very dirty and that will be improved.

In these conditions, many drivers were seen sliding between the walls trying to get closer and closer to the barriers and gain confidence in their cars going into the weekend, but at any moment it could happen, and it happened. Leclerc was in charge of opening the walls in this edition of a GP of which Charles has good and bad memories.

A few blows to Leclerc’s wall in Baku

Charles has taken pole in Azerbaijan in the last three consecutive editions of this GP (2021, 2022 and 2023)but he has never won and only made the podium last year, with a third position in Sunday’s race and second in Saturday’s sprint event. And above all, Part of his memories of the Baku route are the effects on the wall.

What he remembers most is the accident he had 2019 on the wall in the middle of Q2, where he couldn’t help but exclaim loudly “I’m stupid!” where he blamed himself for the said action. And two years later, with the return of F1 to Baku after the pandemicin 2021, Leclerc crashed into the wall again in free practice 2although on that occasion, he was able to continue driving to bring his car back into the pits.

In In 2022, bad luck struck him again, because after some problems with Carlos Sainz’s car, Charles Leclerc also had to leave fighting for the win. due to engine problems with his Ferrari.

Then it was Colapinto

Minutes after the first free practice session of the 2024 F1 Azerbaijan GP resumed following Leclerc’s crash, Franco Coapinto caused the second red flag of the day by crashing into the wall at Turn 4.

The Argentine has never driven on this track, even in the lower categories, and had a complicated role.

He made his debut as an official Williams driver in his first F1 race at the previous event in Monza, and with little experience, he had to compete against the walls of Baku, a very difficult track, where it is very easy to make mistakes, with points to those whose walls are very close. And the Argentine made a mistake in Free Practice 1 where he had to make up for the remainder of the Grand Prix, slowly regaining confidence to face Saturday’s tough classification.