Charles Leclerc’s hopes of backing up his well-known Monza win with one other triumph in Baku did not get off to one of the best begin as he discovered the obstacles within the first observe session.
With simply over half an hour gone in FP1, the Ferrari man introduced out the crimson flags as he carried an excessive amount of pace into Flip 15, locked up and slid straight into the wall.
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“I took the grime on the surface,” mentioned Leclerc on the radio, with many drivers reporting an absence of grip on the circuit through the opening session of the Grand Prix weekend.
Thankfully for Leclerc, the injury wasn’t too in depth, however the Ferrari man will hope to bounce again as quickly as doable.
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