Lewis Hamilton's pole time of 1m40.593s, set on the P Zero Red supersoft tyre, was the fastest-ever seen in the one-year history of the Baku City Circuit, more than two seconds faster than last year's pole. The supersoft was used by everybody from the start to finish of qualifying, with Hamilton using just one new set each in Q1 and Q2, before using two sets in Q3. The final Q3 session was interrupted by a red flag with three and a half minutes to go, meaning that Hamilton set pole in a final showdown against all the leading runners. Track temperature fell by about 10 degrees from the beginning of Q1 to the end of Q3, with the drivers also benefitting from the extra rubber that has been...
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