Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Sergio Perez fastest in second practice as Mercedes struggle

Lewis Hamilton was only 11th fastest as Mercedes struggled in second practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Hamilton was a second off the pace-setting time of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez as both he and team-mate Valtteri Bottas struggled on the softest tyre.

Mercedes were unable to generate any lap time on the soft tyre, which will be used to define the grid on Saturday.

Hamilton’s title rival Max Verstappen was second fastest, 0.101 seconds behind team-mate Perez.

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