charles leclerc He has become the first driver to repeat pole position at the Azerbaijan GP, after taking the one in Baku after a very consistent session. Not so Carlos Sainz, who was able to achieve his first on this circuit but failed at the moment of truth and will start 4th.
Fernando Alonso, from less to more, will start 10th.
Q1: Verstappen commands first
The Red Bulls beat the Ferraris in the first round of qualifying, marked by the final break. Verstappen was the fastest by just 11 thousandths ahead of Perez,Leclerc and Sainz.
The session was interrupted due to Lance Stroll. The Canadian, who had already occurred moments before, ended up crashing violently against the protections after the second corner.
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With just 2 minutes to go, the top five at the time (Verstappen, Pérez, Leclerc, Sainz and a surprising Vettel) did not even take the track because they were already guaranteed a pass. The rest yes, propitiating a very numerous procession.
That caused not everyone to improve on the relaunch, including a Fernando Alonso who passed 12th. Those eliminated were Magnussen, Albon (who, furious, asked for the sanction for Alonso, Latifi, the starry Stroll and Schumacher.
Time Table Q1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Q2: Pérez sends a notice
This time Sergio Pérez was the fastest ahead of the Ferrari and a Verstappen who stayed far away, in a session in which Sebastian Vettel he hit the wall but without being completely affected. The German’s blow was minor, but he gave a warning to the rest.
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This incident was not as serious as the one with Stroll, because that hit did not cause a red flag, but it did cause several drivers to be forced to abort. Among them, Fernando Alonso. Others, for looking for a gap, may see themselves penalized, in the event of Lewis Hamiltonwhich was investigated for being unnecessarily slow.
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The Spaniard went through to Q3, which was the minimum goal, but Norris, Ricciardo, Ocon, Zhou and Bottas failed.
Q2 Time Table Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Q3: Impossible Pole for Leclerc
All the pilots looked for their good lap in the first attempt, since there was no margin to make a mistake. Before a hypothetical red flag, Carlos Sainz was the fastest of the first attempts, with less than half a hundredth with charles leclerc and less than two tenths with the Red Bull.
Pérez had a blow against the wall, a brush, which affected him in the development of the last and definitive attempt. Thus, the Mexican came out with a certain disadvantage compared to his rivals. However, and although he had a great second round, he fell far short of a Leclerc unbeatable. Sainz, again, failed in the final lapwhen he entered one of the curves past the wall.
Fernando Alonso will start 10th.
Time table Q3 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Photos: Scuderia Ferrari