Monegasque Pilot charles leclerc (Ferrari) will start from pole position after defeating two Red Bulls in qualifying laps in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix race, the eighth leg of the Formula 1 World Championship. carlos sainz (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Alp) will start fourth and tenth, respectively.
Leclerc secured himself with a time of 1:41,359, nine points behind Max Verstappen (Red Bull) of the Netherlands. sixth starting position in the season and the fourth in a row, ahead of Mexican Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), two decimals.
As with free practice on Friday, ‘Check‘ was again in front of his garage friend at the energy sign, In the race to launch himself for his main rival in the World Cup, he will soon try to get rid of the Mexicans.
Meanwhile, Sainz Came to dominate the timelines in Q3, He will finally start fourth after a mistake in his last flying lap and Alpine’s representative in the last session, Alonso, will start the test from tenth in the starting lineup.
The qualifying session started with a quarter-hour delay due to the delay in the third free practice. Verstappen soon set the benchmark 1:42,722 on the streets of Baku with two Ferraris in front and behind his teammate.
canada accident spear ride (Aston Martin) Waves red flag in Azeri street settlement between Turns 2 and 3 Denmark’s Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Thailand’s Alexander Albon (Williams), Canada’s Nicholas Latifi (Williams) are just two minutes into the first quarter, which could have been completed with Stroll himself and Germany’s Mick Schumacher (Haas) out. your fight.
Sainz, nine minutes after the end of the second quarter, took the lead with an incredible 1m42,088s on soft rubber for nine laps; Leclerc was less than one-tenth and Red Bulls were one-tenth tight. However, ‘Checo’ took over from Madrid, again with used rubber (1:41,955), to make it to the final round first, ahead of a Leclerc who also improved Sainz.
Meanwhile, Alonso advanced with the ninth fastest time and his partner, Frenchman Esteban OconEngland’s Lando Norris and Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo’s McLarens, China’s Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) and Finn Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) eliminated.
In the moment of truth Sainz took the lead with a stunning 1:41,814, 47 He was one-thousandth of a Leclerc where a stranger should not touch the wall. On the second attempt, already with a new tyre, Monegasque took the undefeated 1:41,359 heat, making him the first driver to repeat pole in Baku.
Next to him, ‘Checo’ Pérez will start first, Verstappen will lead a second grid with Sainz accompanying him. British George Russell (Mercedes), France’s Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), British Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), Germany’s Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Alonso completed the ‘Top 10’.