Charles Leclerc has taken pole position for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The Ferrari star saw off the threat of the Red Bull pairing of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez to land a third straight pole around the streets of Baku.
READ MORE: F1 2023 Azerbaijan GP – Qualifying Report
McLaren’s extensive upgrade package for this weekend appears to have delivered a step forward with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri wounding up seventh and 10th respectively.
Yuki Tsunoda starred to haul his AlphaTauri into Q3 while Nyck de Vries in the sister car slammed into the barrier at Turn 3 early in the first segment and will line up last.
Mercedes struggled for pace throughout qualifying and George Russell was the surprise omission from the pole position shootout, missing out on a place in the top 10 by only 0.004s.
[motorsport_result id=’106820′]
Discussion about this post