Norris hits the wall in Baku, breaks suspension of McLaren in FP2

Photo: F1 TV

Updated: 14:40, 19 Sep 2025

Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.

After topping the first session, Lando Norris hit the wall in FP2 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Lando Norris hit the wall in FP2, Photo: Race Pictures

The British driver made contact with the wall in Turn 4, breaking the suspension of his car at the halfway point of FP2.

Norris did well to bring his tilted car back to the pit lane, without causing a red flag at the Baku City Circuit.

The McLaren driver was in third place only behind the two Ferrari drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, when the incident happened. Minutes later, Oscar Piastri also hit the wall in Turn 15, but the Australian could continue.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	267
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	201
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	171
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	155
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	127
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	116
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	51
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	29
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	21
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	6
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Norris hits the wall in Baku, breaks suspension of McLaren in FP2

Norris hits the wall in FP2

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