“A disruptive Friday in Baku with multiple Red and Yellow Flags interrupting both sessions. We know this is a tight circuit with little room for mistakes and today was tougher than we wanted with stop-start running making it difficult to get a clean rhythm.
“The team worked hard to investigate an issue with Oscar’s PU in Free Practice 1 which was quickly rectified allowing Oscar to get back on track, thankfully having missed little running due to the Red Flag. On Lando’s side he had some contact with the wall when pushing to the limit in Free Practice 2, unfortunately cutting his session short. Oscar also brushed the wall on his new tyre run, so we didn’t have a chance to demonstrate our true pace this afternoon.
“Despite these interruptions, we have been able to collect some important data that can be taken away tonight. We will consolidate our learnings as a team and refine what we can in order to make steps forward in tomorrow’s final practice session. Today’s sessions confirm we can expect another tight and competitive challenge for Pole in Qualifying tomorrow.”