As has been the case in recent races, it looks very tight at the front in terms of single lap, so we'll be working hard overnight to find every bit of lap time.
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Eight of the ten teams kept both their sets of hards, not so much because they are considering a two-stop, but to cover any eventual neutralisation.
The hard work has paid off as the drivers were happier with the behaviour of the car in FP2 but there is still more work to do tonight.
Leaving aside the usual red flags and yellow flags, which are pretty typical here in Baku, it's been a smooth and productive day of practice running.
It will be important for us to have a smooth FP3 and get ready to extract the most out of qualifying.
While we're heading in the right direction now, we're still lacking overall grip and a bit of balance.
We did not have a clean day with both Free Practice 1 and Free Practice 2 compromised for various reasons.
Despite a "bent car", Charles Leclerc sets the pace in second practice as early signs are that the Baku weekend is going to be wildly unpredictable.
Times from today's second free practice session for the Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
New floor appears to pay off for Red Bull as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez finish first and third in interrupted session.
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Today's press conference with Oliver Bearman, Franco Colapinto, Zhou Guanyu, Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly and Fernando Alonso.