In Q3, a session in which the ten fastest drivers participate, Leclerc set a time of 1:41.359 this Saturday, almost three tenths faster than Pérez (1:41.641).
It is the fourth consecutive ‘pole’ for Leclerc and the sixth of eight possible for the Monegasque this season, which however has not translated into victories, since the Mexican won the last Grand Prix in Monaco and Verstappen the previous two (Spain and the United States). Joined).
The top four riders were the only ones to lose one minute and 42 seconds on the Baku street track. The fifth, the Englishman George Russell (Mercedes), was already more than a second behind Leclerc (1:42.712).
Completing the Top 10 were Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Fernando Alonso (Alpine), who set a best time of 1:43.173.
After seven races played, the top three classified in the Formula 1 World Championship arrive this weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a handkerchief of 15 points and any of them could leave the Baku street circuit as the leader of the championship.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) leads the World Championship with 125 points, to 116 from Charles Leclerc and 110 from Sergio Pérez, who recently renewed his contract with the Red Bull team.
Source: Ambito
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