These drivers will compete for pole position:
Finish (Q2) – Verstappen Clocks the Fastest Time! With 1.41.255 He is a tenth faster than norris. Hamilton is Therefore Out in Q2. The Dropouts:
11. Alonso12. Hamilton 13. Bortoleto
14. Strol
15. Bearman
Finish (Q2) – Hamilton Finishes Twelfth and is done!
1 min Left (Q2) – Hamilton Drops to Elevth Place. If he can’t do another lap, he’s done for today.
2 MINS LEFT (Q2) – Hamilton Doesn’tn’t Improve and Remains Tenth. Does the brit have time to add another lap?
3 MINS LEFT (Q2) – In The Danger Zone:
7. Lawson8. Hadjar 9. Tsunoda
10. Hamilton
11. Stroll12. Bortoleto 13. Alonso
14. Leclerc
15. Bearman
4 MINS LEFT (Q2) – Second Time Verstappen. The Dutchman is half a Tenth Slower than Norris.
6 MINS LEFT (Q2) – Norris Clocks the Fastest Time, Verstappen is now Starting His First Timed Lap. There is not much time left.
8 MINS LEFT (Q2) – Verstappen drives out of the pits with a new set of soft tires.
9 MINS LEFT (Q2) – Leclerc Shoots Straight in the First Corner. He keeps his car out of the tire stack and continues his way without damage.
11 MINS LEFT (Q2) – Green! Qualifying is Happening Again in Baku.
We are going to try it for the fifth time. Q2 will be resumed at 16:58.
Red Flag – It’s Oliver Bearman! The Haas Driver has hit the wall and is stationary with broken suspension. It is Already the Fourth Red Flag of this Qualification. The Record is Five Red Flags in One Qualification.
15 MINS LEFT (Q2) – Green! Q2 is underway. How many red flags are we going to see in the next quarter of an hour?
The Qualification Will Be Resumed at 14:48 .
Q2 is provisionally postponed because the guardrail in turn 4 needs to be repaired, the fia reports.
Finish – Verstappen Goes Through to Q2 in Second Place, Norris is Nine Thousandths Faster Than The Red Bull Driver. The Dropouts:
16. Colapinto17. Hülkenberg 18. Ocon
19. Gasly
20. Albon
Finish (Q1) – The Red Flag is not for Gasly (because he is Driving Again), it is for his teammate colapinto! The Argentinian Crashes in the Same Corner as Gasly and Is Done For Today. Giga chaos in Baku.
Red Flag – The Third Red Flag in Q1! And this time it’s for Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman (NineteENTH) is stuck in Turn Four and Is Done. This brings the session to an end.
1 min Left (Q1) – Norris Clocks The Fastest Time, Verstappen Follows in Second Place Nine Thousandths Behind.
3 MINS LEFT (Q1) – On Soft Tires, Hamilton Clocks the Fastest Time. Verstappen is Fourth.
6 MINS LEFT (Q1) – Green! Are we going to reach the end of Q1 without a red flag? We continuously with the qualification in Baku.
The Qualification Will Be Resumed at 14:28 (Dutch Time).
Red Flag – Already (Giga) Chaos in Baku. In The Danger Zone:
11. Alonso12. Bearman 13. Gasly
14. Hadjar
15. Ocon
16. Stroll17. Alarm 18. Bortoleto
19. Hülkenberg
20. Antonelli
Red Flag – Hülkenberg Has Kept His Sauber Running and is now Driving Back to the Pits with a Broken Nose.
Red Flag – and there is the second red flag. Nico Hülkenberg is in The Guardrail.
7 MINS LEFT (Q1) – As Predicted, We see Several Drivers, Including Verstappen, On The Medium Tire. Number One Leclerc Did Drive His Fastest Time on the Soft Tire.
11 MINS LEFT (Q1) – Green! We are on our way again in Baku.
Red Flag – Verstappen Clocked the Second Time Just Before the Red Flag.
Red Flag – In The Danger Zone:
12. OCON13. Stroll 14. Gasly
15. Albon
16. Bortoleto17. Colapinto 18. Hülkenberg
– Piastri
– Antonelli
Red Flag – A Crash is an exaggeration. Albon hits the inside of the guardrail in the first corner and breaks his suspension. He is Imediately Ready for Today.
Red Flag – Alexander Albon Has Crashed. The Session is interrupted.
12 MINS LEFT (Q1) – Fastest Time Charles Leclerc, the Driver who has bone on pole here for the last four years. Verstappen has not yet set a time.
13 MINS LEFT (Q1) – The First Times Appear on the Monitors. The Fastest Fifteen Drivers Go through to Q2.
15 MINS LEFT (Q1) – Verstappen is Taking it easy and is still inside. Piastri has also not leg outside yet.
17 MINS LEFT (Q1) – It is dry now, but it is Quite Windy. The drivers were already complaining about that in the third practice.
18 MINS LEFT (Q1) – Green! The Qualification in Baku is underway.
Verstappen Puts on his helmet and climbs into his car. The Qualification in Baku is about to start.
The Chance of Rain Duration Qualifying is Estimated by the Fia at 20 percent.
News from Baku: Formula 1 announces that the contract with the azerbaijan grand prix has been extended by four years until 2030. So we will continuously to race in Baku for the next few years.
Max Verstappen has never leg on pole position in Azerbaijan. Will That Change Today? Charles Leclerc was Allowed to Start The Race From First Place for the Last Four Years. The Last Polesitters in Baku:
Finish – Max Verstappen Clocks the Second Time in the Last Free Practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Only Lando Norris is faster than the red bull driver. Oscar Piastri Completes the Top Three. Lewis Hamilton is Fourth, Kimi Antonelli Fifth.
1 min Left – Hamilton Clocks The Third Time, A Little Less Than Three Tens from Norris.
4 MINS LEFT – Verstappen Clocks the Second Time and Splits the McLaren Drivers.
6 MINS LEFT – We see Yellow Flags in Several Places. Albon and Piastri Letterly Shoot Off the Track.
8 MINS LEFT – Verstappen Breaks off his first attempt on his new tires.
10 MINS LEFT – Verstappen drives out of the pits with a new set of soft tires.
11 MINS LEFT – Fastest Time Lando Norris. With 1.41.223 The McLaren Driver is half a second faster than Verstappen.
12 MINS LEFT – Albon Approaches Verstappen’s Time to Within Two Tenths and Clocks the Second Time.
16 MINS LEFT – Applause for a Beautiful Pirouette by Liam Lawson. The New Zealander Elegantly Goes Around and Continues his way as if nothing had happened.
17 MINS LEFT – Verstappen Got a Great Slipstream from Fernando Alonso. But still. What the Dutchman is Showing Looks Great.
18 MINS LEFT – Fastest Time Max Verstappen. And how. With 1.41.727 He is Six (!) Tens Ahead of the Rest.
24 MINS LEFT – Verstappen Improves and Clocks the Second Time. He is Two Tenths Slower Than Leclerc.
27 MINS LEFT – Fastest Time Charles Leclerc. With 1.42.354 The Ferrari Driver is Three Tenths Faster Than Number Two Piastri. Verstappen is Fifth, One Second behind Leclerc.
29 MINS LEFT – The Track is Getting Faster and Faster. Sainz Jumps to Second Place, Only a Tenth Slower than Piastri.
29 MINS LEFT – Piastri Cranks Up the Pace. With 1.42.726 The World Cup Leader is now the fastest of Everyone. He is Two Tenths Faster Than Number Two Hamilton.
31 MINS LEFT – Fastest Time Lewis Hamilton. With 1.42.988 He is Six Hundredths Faster Than Teammate Leclerc.
32 MINS LEFT – Verstappen OpenS With the Second Time, More Than Three Tenths Slower Than Leclerc.
34 MINS LEFT – Fastest Time Charles Leclerc, the Driver who has bone on pole here for the last four years. With 1.43.048 He is half a second faster than Number Two Albon.
35 MINS LEFT – And Verstappen is also outside, for the first time today.
42 MINS LEFT – IT is Finally Getting Busier on the Track, which is completely covered with leaves from the trees. Only Verstappen and Both Mercedes Drivers Are Still Inside.
43 MINS – Norris Naturally has some catching up to do after Yesterday. The Brit Damaged His Car and Missed About Half of the Second Practice.
46 MINS – Norris is also going on the road now. Oliver Bearman is the only driver who has set a time.
51 MINS – “The Wind is Blowing Me To The Right On The Straight,” Says Isack Hadjar. The Fia Has Warned of Gusts of Wind up to 80 kilometers per hour.
53 MINS – We have action on the track. Lawson and Bearman Break the Silence.
56 MINS – IT was Letterly Yellow because a branch had blown onto the track. Anything is Possible here in Baku. We are still waiting for the first cars.
58 MINS – No One is outsid yet. We of see that the third free practice gets off to a late start.
60 MINS – Green! The Third Free Practice in Baku is underway.
Accordance to the fia, there is a 20 percent chanance of Rain Duration Training. It is also very windy in Baku.
Max Verstappen Clocked the Sixth Time in the Second Free Practice Yesterday, But That Didn’t Tell The Whole Story. The Red Bull Driver was QUITE Optimistic About the Balance in His Car and Is Hopeful That He Can Be Competitive Today and Tomorrow.