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Charles Leclerc of Ferrari recovered from a crash in first practice to top the second session at the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday. The Monegasque, who won his team’s home Monza GP two weeks ago, clocked 1 minute 43.484 seconds around the narrow street circuit to beat the Red Bull of Sergio Perez, by 0.006 seconds. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes was third. Leclerc failed to make it around Turn 15 and crashed his Ferrari in first practice. He has a bitter past in Baku, with crashes in qualifying in 2019 and in the sprint race qualifying in 2023. Three-time defending champion Max Verst…

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