Max Verstappen positive despite Charles Leclerc pole amid 'clear' Red Bull advantage
Max Verstappen is not worried about being beaten to pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix by Charles Leclerc.
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc 'really excited' for Azerbaijan Grand Prix after pole position he 'did not expect'
Charles Leclerc was positive after scoring a pole at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku that he ‘did not expect.’ A win for the Ferrari man could take him back to the top of the drivers’ championship after he lost top spot to last year’s champion, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen. Ad/> Verstappen could only manage third after a late effort from his teammate, Sergio Perez, stole in with the Mexican claiming second. Azerbaijani Grand PrixPerez, Verstappen and Hamilton all downbeat after Baku GP struggles27 MINUTES AGO While Leclerc would have doubtless preferred to have Carlos Sainz alongside him on the front row instead of fourth, the opportunity is there to lead from the front.
Sergio Perez, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton all downbeat after Azerbaijan Grand Prix struggles
Charles Leclerc’s pole position left both Red Bull’s drivers disappointed with their own performance in qualifying in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Leclerc was dominant as he put down the fastest performance of the day but he admitted he had expected Red Bull to take first spot, particularly as they were fastest in FP3 earlier on Saturday. Ad/> However it was the Ferrari man who will start at the front of the grid, and Max Verstappen is a disappointing third.
F1: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc takes pole for Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc put in a blinding lap in Saturday's qualifying to seize pole position for the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix. The Monegasque lit up the timing screens with a one minute, 41.359 second lap, beating Red Bull's Sergio Perez by a handy 0.282 seconds.
F1 2022 results: Azerbaijan Grand Prix Qualifying session
Here are the results from the qualifying session in Azerbaijan, where Charles Leclerc made it back-to-back poles in Baku.
Leclerc takes pole for Azerbaijan Grand Prix
BAKU: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc put in a blinding lap in Saturday's (Jun 11) qualifying to seize pole position for the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix.