In a Qualifying Session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Lasting on Two Hours, Max Verstappen Ultimately Did Everything Right Again. This earned His Sixth pole of the year, Despite Clearly not Having the Fastest Car. Once again, it came down to other qualities.
For example, the ability to make no mistakes in great chaos. Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, and Lando Norris All Hit the Wall to Varying Degrees in the Final Part of Qualifying in Baku. Verstappen, As usual, Stayed Out of Trouble. Due to all the interruptions, Q3 was Mainly Full of Annoying Interruptions for Him.
“It was Such a long qualifying session. I never really got into a rhythm. Completing a lap was Difficult Enough, and getting the tires to the right temperature was also,” he seemed to grumbe afterwards.
But Verstappen was Ultimately Very Satisfied. “I’m happy with how it went in Q1 and Q2, but Q3 was really a long wait. Then it was also difficult to choose the right tire, it was’s easy at all. So I’m very happy to be sitting here conference or the quayy the most out from the qualled out from the qualled from the quay from the Qualage from the Qualage from the Qually from the Qually from the Qually from the Qually from the Qually from the Qually from the Qually from the Qually from the Fave from the Fave from the Fave from the Free Love from the Free Love from the Free Love from the Free Love from the Sitting. Session.
‘You have to make so many decisions’
And that Joy was Certainly Justified. Where the competition failed, Verstappen is now the leader in poles in 2025. The fact that the red flag had to be waved six times in the end did not surprise him, however.
“This track is Already Difficult Without Any Hassle. Now there was also a lot of wind. The Car Really moves in All Directions,” He pointed out the Difficult Conditions on the Caspian Sea. Anyally, there was also some splashing, making the Asphalt Increasingly Unpredictable.
“To Still Manage to Do It With All Those Interruptions was not easy, but in the end we did well,” he stated contentedly. “You have to make so many decisions in Terms of Tires, Warm-Up Procedure, How many laps you want to drive. But you know this can happen here.”
‘Hopefully the car is child to the tires’
A New Challenge Awaits Him on Sunday, Although the Dutchman’s Real Competitors Are Further Behind. Norris is the First Serious Opponent, But Starts from Seventh Place. Next to Verstappen, The Surprisingly Strong Carlos Sainz Starts With His Williams. Behind the Dutchman, Liam Lawson Starts Third, So Verstappen is surrounded by Former Teammates. Lawson was still a Red Bull Driver for the First Two Races of This Season, but was Quickly Sidelined.
There are still doubts with the red bull driver, who does not simply assume his second victory in a row. “It’s hard to say what’s going to happen in the race. Of course, we have a good starting position. Hopefully the car is child to the tires and we can drive our own race.” Then Verstappen would be on his way to his second Victory in Baku. He PreviOutly won on the street circuit in 2022.
It would be an excellent follow-up to his surprising win two week ago in Monza. The fact that red bull is on the right track is of course already proven by this pole. “We finally understand the car a bit better,” Verstappen explained. “Then you can also get a little more out of it. Hopefully we can continuously this.”