Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took pole position in Baku for the third year in a row at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday with a scorching lap that ended Red Bull's run of qualifying domination.The pole, in a session twice red-flagged early on due to crashes, was Ferrari's first of the Formula One season af
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took pole position in Baku for the third year in a row at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday with a scorching lap that ended Red Bull's run of qualifying domination.
Drivers will have another qualifying on Saturday for a standalone 100 km sprint race that no longer determines Sunday's grid after a new format was agreed unanimously by teams this week."It feels good...It's good to be back on top," said Leclerc after whooping in delight over the team radio. "We came into the weekend thinking that it would be a great weekend if we were in front of Aston Martin and Mercedes in qualifying," said the Ferrari driver, whose team mate Carlos Sainz qualified fourth.
Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton put his Mercedes fifth on the grid, with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso alongside.
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