2025 Azerbaijan GP: Teams Quotes & Press Conferences

Here’s a breakdown of the key information from the provided text, focusing⁤ on the Azerbaijan Grand⁢ Prix practice sessions:

Key Takeaways:

* George⁣ Russell: Recovered from feeling unwell and had a strong Friday. He finished P4 in FP1 and⁣ P3 in FP2. He feels encouraged by the progress and believes they⁢ can fight for a podium.
* Kimi Antonelli: ‍ had a clean friday,improving from P11 in FP1⁤ to an notable P4 in FP2. He was only 0.009 seconds behind Russell in FP2, which is ⁤a positive sign for his potential and contract situation with Mercedes.
*⁤ Mercedes Performance: Were the closest challengers to Ferrari in FP2, indicating good pace. They are hoping to leverage their remaining Medium (C5) tires for an advantage.
* Track Conditions: Baku is a challenging track, particularly hard on rear tires, ⁢especially with the softest‍ compound (C6) being used.
* Competition: Ferrari appears strong, ⁤and McLaren’s pace is currently unknown.

session Results (as reported in the text):

* FP1:

‍ * George Russell: 1:43.257, P4
⁢ * Kimi Antonelli: 1:43.985, P11
* FP2:

⁣ * George Russell: 1:41.770, P3
* Kimi⁤ Antonelli: 1:41.779, P4