US EditionF1 Title Rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri Must Fight Through the Pack at Azerbaijan GP
Max Verstappen claimed his sixth pole of the season after a qualifying session marked by six red flags and multiple crashes in wet conditions.
- On Saturday, Max Verstappen secured pole in chaotic Baku qualifying after a six-red-flag session that ran an hour late, finishing ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Liam Lawson.
- After six red flags, qualifying was repeatedly stopped as Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc hit the Turn 15 Tecpro barrier and gusty winds unsettled cars.
- Because of Leclerc's shunt, only Carlos Sainz Jr., Liam Lawson and Hadjar completed their final attempts before the stoppage, while Oscar Piastri crashed chasing pole on a slippery track.
- Liam Lawson will start Sunday's race a career-best third, with Antonelli, Russell, and Tsunoda behind, after a chaotic qualifying session with multiple stoppages and crashes.
- Tyre choice and a brief repair window proved decisive as Max Verstappen's Q2 medium-tyre lap outpaced Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri's soft-tyred laps by 0.141 seconds.
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Six red flags, rain, chaos – and one stays cool: The pole in Baku shows why Max Verstappen can do more than anyone else.
Japan Today
The Express TribuneVerstappen takes pole after wild session of six red-flag crashes
Max Verstappen tip-toed through the hazards of a wild qualifying session featuring six red-flag stoppages on Saturday to claim pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. As series…
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Verstappen claims F1 pole as Piastri crashes in chaotic qualifying
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Max Verstappen took pole position and championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed out in qualifying for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a marathon session with constant crashes, rain and a record six red flags.
New Strait Times
Verstappen on pole in Baku after Piastri and Leclerc crash
BAKU: Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday after McLaren’s Formula One leader Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed in a chaotic qualifying session with a record six red flags. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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