Charles Leclerc has taken his second pole position in a row after a dominant Q3 display in Baku. After not crashing at the end of the final qualifying session, like he did in Monaco, he will start the race at the very front, beating the likes of Lewis Hamilton in P2 and Max Verstappen in P3. Leclerc’s lap time of 1:41.218 was 0.232 seconds quicker than Hamilton and ensured he took the ninth pole position of his F1 career after receiving a tow down the main straight from the aforementioned Hamilton. However, with just two wins to his name from those nine poles, Leclerc will be hoping his fortunes on Sunday will change for the better, and he’ll be able to take his first win since the...
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