Charles Leclerc took a surprising pole place for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Lando Norris suffered an enormous blow to his title bid after he was eradicated in Q1.
Norris is about to begin Sunday’s race down in seventeenth after he seemed to be hindered by yellow flags, so backed off after operating broad and was knocked out within the first stage of qualifying.
The one saving grace is championship chief Max Verstappen might solely qualify sixth as he was out-qualified by Crimson Bull team-mate Sergio Perez for the primary time in 16 months in a dramatic qualifying.
On the entrance, Oscar Piastri was 0.321s behind Leclerc in second place, forward of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in third.
Perez will begin fourth in entrance of George Russell and Verstappen, with Lewis Hamilton in seventh after a tough Saturday for the seven-time world champion.
Franco Colapinto reached Q3 in simply his second ever F1 qualifying, with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso in entrance of him and Williams team-mate Alex Albon in tenth. Albon did not get a remaining lap in after Williams left a fan in his automobile exiting the storage.
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Look again at a few of the most dramatic moments to have taken place across the Baku Metropolis Circuit.
Sunday September 15
8.30am: F2 Characteristic Race
10:30am: Grand Prix Sunday: Azerbaijan GP build-up*
12pm: The AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX*
2pm: Chequered Flag: Azerbaijan GP response
3pm: Ted’s Pocket book
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