Max Verstappen headed a Red Bull one-two in opening free practice session for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Verstappen clocked a 1m44.410s using supersoft Pirellis and ended the session 0.470s seconds clear of Daniel Ricciardo, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel a tenth further back in third. Most of the field headed out on the soft tyres early on, with Lewis Hamilton setting the pace on that rubber in the Mercedes. Several drivers, including Romain Grosjean, Vettel and Palmer, ran off track after locking up on what was a very green track, with Valtteri Bottas spinning at Turn 12. Then with 30 minutes to go, the focus switched to the supersofts with Verstappen leading the way. The session...
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