F1 practice LIVE: Azerbaijan Grand Prix latest ahead of qualifying as Sergio Perez tops times

LIVE – Updated at 13:29

Follow for live F1 updates from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc looks to claim a fourth pole position in a row at the Baku street circuit. Although he was denied victory at the Monaco Grand Prix last time out and is without a race win in two months, Leclerc has been on sensational Saturday form and appears to be quick again on the coast of the Caspian Sea after topping the timesheets on Friday’s second free practice session.

Leclerc secured pole position here last year, although it was Sergio Perez who went on to take victory in what was a chaotic race. Perez, fresh off his victory in Monte Carlo, has had the edge over world champion and championship leader Max Verstappen so far this weekend and could lead the Red Bull fight as the team try to deny Leclerc another pole position.

Before qualifying gets underway, the third and final practice session took place as Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton desperately looked for improvements, and failed to find them. The seven-time world champion could only finish P12 in Friday’s practice session as Mercedes were again off the pace and it was the same again in FP3 on Saturday, as Perez topped the times ahead of Leclerc. Follow live updates from qualifying ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix below:

Lewis Hamilton 12th, Valtteri Bottas down in 19th. There is very little separating the top four, once again, with the McLaren’s in fifth and sixth but more than a second off the pace.

Qualifying has been bumped back to 3.15pm BST (6.15pm in Baku) after a delay to the start of FP3 pushed the day’s schedule back a little.

So Sergio Perez finishes the session first, ahead of Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz and then Norris in fifth.