So from that point I felt very good in the auto even though, I think, in my short runs in the second practice I couldn't really take the maximum out of it because of traffic and yellow flags.
Verstappen did manage to finish top of the pile at the end of second practice, clocking a quickest time of 1:43.362, but he also ended up in the barrier at Turn 1 after hitting the wall, putting a slight dampener on his performance.
The 19-year-old Dutchman, who was also the fastest in the first session, was slightly ahead of Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes, 1 tenth of a second) and team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.
"It was very weird", Verstappen told reporters. I locked up and I was still trying to make the corner but then I thought I would just try to play it safe and just take the exit road. He pulled himself out of the cockpit, pulled off his helmet and examined the vehicle, anxious to see the extent of the damage.
It was a scrappy day punctuated by several misjudgments on the scorching Baku circuit.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen crashed in the final minute during the second free practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Canadian Lance Stroll, who scored his first F1 points for Williams at his home event earlier in June, was sixth ahead of Mexican Sergio Perez, who crashed in the morning session, Russian Daniil Kvyat of Toro Rosso, Frenchman Esteban Ocon in the second Force India and, unexpectedly, three-time champion Briton Lewis Hamilton in the second Mercedes. But even driving very much within himself on a misbehaving track, he still nearly crashed into Raikkonen.
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Palmer's incident, midway through the 90-minute session, resulted in the action being temporarily suspended as they removed the under-fire Briton's mangled Renault and the ensuing debris.
The very hard corner n o 8 caused trouble for drivers all day.
Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel was fourth fastest, and Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen fifth.
Alonso then stood and wistfully watched from behind the protective barriers, hands on hips, which was seemingly a better option than going back to a despondent team garage.
Verstappen posted 1 minute 44.410 seconds on the 6.003-kilometre course, with Ricciardo 0.470 off the pace and Vettel trailing by 0.557 seconds.
The only negative for Red Bull on Friday was Verstappen locking up and hitting the barriers at Turn One in the closing seconds of Practice Two, causing significant damage to the left-hand side and rear of his auto. The two Saubers moved off the very bottom of the timesheets as Romain Grosjean struggled to 20th in the second Haas.
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