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Azerbaijan GP practice: Max Verstappen top as Perez crashes

Max Verstappen led a Red Bull one-two in a disjointed and unrepresentative first practice session at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Title contenders Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton were third and fifth, not setting times on the quickest tyre. Force India's Sergio Perez had a sizeable accident after misjudging the tight section in the old town of Baku. The Mexican bounced over the entry kerb and smashed into the wall on exit. The impact, at Turns Eight and Nine, where the track heads uphill towards the medieval castle in Baku old town, tore off both right-hand wheels, the rear one becoming completely detached from the car, and sprayed the track with carbon-fibre debris. The session was...
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