F1 | Ferrari, Carlos Sainz: “We are going in the right direction”

Carlos Sainz ends the day of free practice in Baku with the fifth best time. The Spaniard encountered some difficulties in the first session – where he placed fourth – due to bottoming and porpoising, but things improved significantly in the afternoon. The various yellow flags and the traffic - in particular a long one from Perez - explain Sainz's fifth fastest time, forced to lift his foot and give up the fastest lap. However, it seems that the new low-load wing is working well on the SF-75, and Sainz is regaining some of that confidence lost in the first part of the season, also thanks to the podium in Monte Carlo.

F1 | Free practice analysis in Baku: Leclerc and Red Bull fly in race pace

"It was an interesting Friday, as always here in Baku. The first session wasn't easy because I struggled a bit too much with bottoming and porpoising, and this didn't give me the right confidence – explained the Spaniard – in the second session we worked in the right direction and thus we managed to improve competitiveness and sensations. Overall the session went smoothly even though I wasn't able to put together a fast lap on the Soft tires due to the yellow flags. Tomorrow we will try to take another step forward and then have a clean qualifying in the afternoon".