Leclerc sees off Piastri to take pole in Azerbaijan

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the fourth year in a row as title rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris qualified sixth and 17th. Norris, who is trying to close a 62-point gap to Verstappen over the final eight races of the year, encountered yellow flags on his final lap in the first session and faces a difficult Sunday. Oscar Piastri qualified second to Leclerc and ahead of the second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.

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Oscar Piastri will ‘help out’ Lando Norris in battle for World Championship

McLaren are to prioritise Lando Norris over team-mate Oscar Piastri in their bid to win both Formula 1 world championships this year. But team principal Andrea Stella said any actions taken to back Norris in the drivers’ title chase would happen only within the team’s principles of sportsmanship and fairness.

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Verstappen leads home Red Bull 1-2 in Azerbaijan as Ferrari suffer double DNF

Max Verstappen brought home a Red Bull 1-2 in Azerbaijan as Ferrari suffered a costly double DNF on the streets of Baku. Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton came home third and fourth ahead of the AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly.

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Leclerc takes pole ahead of Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix seeing off the Red Bull duo of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen with the sister Ferrari of Carlos Sainz fourth.

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Sergio Perez wins dramatic Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez won a thrilling Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel and AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly. Perez’s teammate Max Verstappen was on course for victory in Baku before crashing out in a dramatic finale which also saw Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton make a rare mistake.

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