“That was a long qualifying with so many red flags,” Says Max Verstappen After the Qualifying, which Lasted over Two Hours. “It was very difficult to drive a good lap in these conditions. I also was on the tires I would have liked, but because of all the red flags, I didnn’t that any good tires left. I am very happy with how to go gone was good. Risk.
Finish (Q3) – Norris Doesn’tn’t Get Further Than Sevth Place, Piastri Finishes Ninth Due to his Crash. What a Starting Position for Tomorrow’s Race.
Finish (Q3) – Pole position Max Verstappen! The Dutchman Drives an Amazing Qualifying and takes his first pole in Baku. Carlos Sainz Finishes Second and Lawson Becomes Third!
Another 1 min (Q3) – Verstappen is going very fast. Norris Doessn’t Make It.
Another 1 min (Q3) – Norris is not working on a time improvement, Verstappen is.
Another 2 minutes (Q3) – Who will take pole in the streets of baku? Verstappen can be one of the last drivers to set a time.
Another 3 minutes (Q3) – It’s still renting. How law is the track?
Another 3 minutes (Q3) – We’re Going to Try Again in Baku! Who will take pole position in this bizarre qualifying? Verstappen drives out with a new set of soft tires.
Red flag – It’s really Still Raining. But how hard? The Qualifying Will Resume at 15:54.
Red flag – Everyone Still Has One Chance to Improve His Time. At the next red flag, The Qualifying is directly over.
Red flag – We are watching a bizarre qualifying with a record number or six red flags. And the good thing is, it’s not about yet.
Red flag – And It’s Raining Again! Good news for carlos sainz, who still has the virtual pole in his hands.
Red flag – there are still 3 minutes and 41 seconds to go. That’s Exactly Enough for One Run, It Seems. Carlos Sainz Still Has The Virtual Pole in His Hands.
Red flag – This is the Sixth Red Flag of the Qualifying, and with that, we have a record.
Red flag – Oscar Piastri! The World Championship Leader is in The Tire Stack and Is Done For Today.
Another 4 min (Q3) – The First Sector Seems Dry Enough, because Verstappen is Faster There Than Sainz.
Another 4 minutes (Q3) – Verstappen Starts His Timed Lap First.
Another 6 min (Q3) – Verstappen is on mediums, The McLarens are on soft tires.
Another 7 minutes (Q3) – Green! We continuously with the qualifying. Is the Track Still Dry Enough for Time Improvements? It Doesn’t Seem That Wet Anymore.
Q3 Will Resume at 15:37 .
Red flag – Its to be a bit drier now.
Red flag – IT is of Course Windy and It is also 20 degrees. So in principle, the track can dry up quickly again. But there are only seven minutes left on the clock.
Red flag – Is Carlos Sainz Going to Take the most bizarre pole position of his career? It’s Starting to Rain Harder in Baku!
Red flag – Antonelli: “The track is so slippery. If you go over the white line, it feels like you’re driving on ice.”
Red flag – Only three drivers have recorded a time. And it’s still drizzling. The Standings:
Red flag – Leclerc Causes The Biggest Crash of the Day. He Understeers Straight Into the Tire Stack.
Code Rood – Charles Leclerc! The Ferrari Driver who has been on pole here for the last four years is in The Guardrail. The Fifth Red Flag of this Qualifying.
Another 7 min (Q3) – “It’s very slippery now,” Says Max Verstappen.
Another 8 min (Q3) – We also see some drops on the lens, but it Doesn’t Seem to Be Really Getting worse.
Another 9 min (Q3) – Verstappen is the only driver still inside.
Another 10 minutes (Q3) – Several Drivers Report That It is Drizzling. That can also be added.
Still 12 minutes (Q3) – Who will take pole position in Baku? The Decisive Qualifying Session is underway.
These drivers will compete for pole position:
Finish (Q2) – Verstappen Clocks the Fastest Time! At 1.41.255 he is a tenth faster than norris. Hamilton Therefore Drops Out in Q2. The Dropouts:
11. Alonso12. Hamilton 13. Bortoleto
14. Strol
15. Bearman
Finish (Q2) – Hamilton Finishes Twelfth and is done!
Another 1 min (Q2) – Hamilton Drops to Elevth Place. If he can’t do another lap, he’s done for today.
Another 2 min (Q2) – Hamilton Doesn’tn’t Improve and Remains Tenth. Does the brit have time to add another lap?
Another 3 minutes (Q2) – In The Danger Zone:
7. Lawson8. Hadjar 9. Tsunoda
10. Hamilton
11. Stroll12. Bortoleto 13. Alonso
14. Leclerc
15. Bearman
Another 4 minutes (Q2) – Second Time Verstappen. The Dutchman is half a Tenth Slower than Norris.
Another 6 min (Q2) – Norris Clocks the Fastest Time, Verstappen is now Starting His First Timed Lap. There isn’t that much time left.
Another 8 min (Q2) – Verstappen Drives out of the pits with a new set of soft tires.
Another 9 min (Q2) – Leclerc Shoots Straight Ahead in the First Corner. He keeps his car out of the tire stack and continues his way without damage.
Another 11 min (Q2) – Green! Qualifying is Happening Again in Baku.
We’re going to try for the fifth time. Q2 Will Resume at 16:58.
Red flag – It is Oliver Bearman! The Haas Driver has hit the wall and is standing still with a broken suspension. It is Already the Fourth Red Flag of this Qualifying. The Record is Five Red Flags in One Qualifying.
Another 15 minutes (Q2) – Green! Q2 is underway. How many red flags will we see in the next quarter of an hour?
The Qualifying Will Resume at 14:48 .
Q2 is temporarily 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 is for Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman (NineteENTH) is stuck in Turn Four and Is Done. This brings the session to an end.
Another 1 min (Q1) – Norris Clocks The Fastest Time, Verstappen Follows in Second Place Nine Thousandths Behind.
Another 3 minutes (Q1) – On Soft Tires, Hamilton Clocks the Fastest Time. Verstappen is Fourth.
Another 6 min (Q1) – Green! Are we going to reach the end of Q1 without a red flag? We continuously with the qualifying in Baku.
The Qualifying Will Resume 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 Vlag – 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.
Another 7 min (Q1) – As Predicted, We see Several Drivers, Including Verstappen, On The Medium Tire. Number One Leclerc Has Driven His fastest time on the soft tire.
Another 11 min (Q1) – Green! We are back underway in Baku.
Red Vlag – 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 a bit of an exaggeration. Albon hits the inside of the guardrail in the first corner and breaks his suspension. He is immediately done for today.
Red flag – Alexander Albon Has Crashed. The Session is interrupted.
Still 12 minutes (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.
Another 13 min (Q1) – The First Times Appear on the Monitors. The Fastest Fifteen Drivers Go through to Q2.
Another 15 minutes (Q1) – Verstappen is Still Taking It Easy And Is Still Inside. Piastri has bone outside yet either.
Another 17 min (Q1) – It’s Dry Now, But It’s Quite Windy. In The Third Practice, The Drivers Were Already Complinging About It.
Another 18 min (Q1) – Green! The Qualifying in Baku is underway.
Verstappen Puts on his helmet and climbs into his car. The Qualifying 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 to 2030. We will continuous racing in Baku for the Coming Years.
Max Verstappen has never leg on pole position in Azerbaijan. Will That Change Today? Charles Leclerc was allowed to start the racing from the 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 Becomes Fourth, Kimi Antonelli Fifth.
Another 1 min – Hamilton Clocks the third time, a little less than three tenths or norris.
Another 3 minutes – The Standings:
Still 4 minutes – Verstappen Clocks the Second Time and Splits the McLaren Drivers.
Another 6 min – We see yellow flags in Several Places. Albon and Piastri Letterly Shoot Off the Track.
Another 8 min – Verstappen breaks off his first attempt on his new tires.
Still 10 minutes – Verstappen drives out of the pits with a new set of soft tires.
Another 11 min – Fastest Time Lando Norris. With 1.41.223, The McLaren Driver is half a second faster than Verstappen.
Still 12 minutes – Albon Approaches Verstappen’s Time to Within Two Tenths and Clocks the Second Time.
Still 14 min – The Standings:
16 minutes – Applause for a Beautiful Pirouette from Liam Lawson. The New Zealander Elegantly Goes Around and Continues His Way As If Nothing Happened.
Another 17 min – Verstappen Got a Wonderful Slipstream from Fernando Alonso. But just then. It looks good what the Dutchman is showing.
Another 18 min Fastest Time Max Verstappen. And how. With 1.41.727 He is Six (!) Tens ahead of the rest.
Another 23 min – The Standings:
Still 24 minutes – Verstappen Improves and Clocks the Second Time. He is Two Tenths Slower Than Leclerc.
Another 27 min – Fastest Time Charles Leclerc. With 1.42.354, The Ferrari Driver is Three Tens Faster Than Number Two Piastri. Verstappen is Fifth, One Second behind Leclerc.
Another 29 min – The Track is Getting Faster and Faster. Sainz Jumps to the Second Place, Only a Tenth Slower Than Piastri.
Another 29 min – Piastri turns up the pace. With 1.42,726, The World Championship Leader is now the fastest of everyone. He is Two Tenths Faster Than Number Two Hamilton.
Another 30 min – The Standings Halfway Through the Third Free Practice:
Another 31 min Fastest Time Lewis Hamilton. With 1.42.988, he is Six Hundredths Faster Than Teammate Leclerc.
Still 32 minutes – Verstappen OpenS With the Second Time, More Than Three Tenths Slower Than Leclerc.
Another 34 min – 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.
Another 35 minutes – and Verstappen is also outside, for the first time today.