In a fairly eventful FP1 session in Baku, it was Max Verstappen who took P1 in the opening session of the weekend. His lap time was set with less than 15 minutes left, and ensured he beat out Charles Leclerc in P2 and Carlos Sainz P3. The top eight was separated by just 0.812 seconds, and the session suggested that it won't be plain sailing for both Red Bull and Mercedes.