2024-09-14 22:00:03
A mighty, mighty performance from Charles Leclerc in qualifying. The Ferrari is good in a straight line and slow-speed corners, meaning Baku was always going to be a decent track. Yet it takes something special from the driver to really make the difference — and that’s exactly what Leclerc did.
It’s the fourth year in a row that Leclerc has claimed pole in Baku, although he is yet to win at this track. Tomorrow could be the day he ends that drought.
Oscar Piastri deserves a lot of credit for taking second for McLaren. The team hasn’t been at its usual strength so far this weekend, but Piastri was giving it everything on that lap.
Max Verstappen is down in sixth for Red Bull after a tricky Q3, he was never really on the pace. Sergio Pérez will lead Red Bull’s efforts from P4. It’s the first time since Miami last year that he has out-qualified Verstappen.
