Charles Leclerc took pole position for the Formula 1 race in Azerbaijan. The Ferrari driver from Monaco was 0.282 seconds faster than the Mexican Sergio Pérez in the Red Bull in Baku on Saturday.
World championship leader Max Verstappen had to settle for third place in the second Red Bull in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Fourth was Leclerc’s teammate Carlos Sainz. Sebastian Vettel impressed in the Aston Martin in ninth place.
Mick Schumacher experienced the next disappointment at the Formula 1 guest appearance in Baku. The Haas driver failed in the first run with the slowest lap of the 20 drivers. The 23-year-old is under pressure after several accidents. At the start of the weekend in Baku, the son of record world champion Michael Schumacher missed large parts of the first practice session due to a water leak in his car.
After the setback in qualifying, it should be difficult for Schumacher in the eighth round of the season on Sunday (1 p.m. / Sky) to finally conquer the first World Cup points.
