Verstappen crashes, Gasly quickest in Azerbaijan third follow

System One championship chief Max Verstappen crashed within the third follow for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday as Pierre Gasly set the quickest time.

Verstappen ran huge on a slim left-hand nook within the outdated city part whereas pushing to match the tempo of his Crimson Bull teammate Sergio Perez. The low-speed influence with the barrier on the exit broke the suspension on Verstappen’s automotive.

The session was stopped so Verstappen’s stranded automotive might be recovered. The Dutch driver was visibly pissed off to have his preparation for Saturday’s qualifying session disrupted and positioned 15th from restricted operating.

AlphaTauri’s Gasly was quickest in a time of 1 minute, 42.251 seconds, beating Perez by .344 seconds, although Perez nonetheless has the quickest time of the weekend so removed from Friday.

Defending champion Lewis Hamilton complained of an absence of grip, however he got here nearer to Crimson Bull’s tempo after two poor periods Friday. A lap of 1:42.697 late within the session put Hamilton third in his finest time of the weekend up to now, .446 off Gasly His teammate Valtteri Bottas was 13th.