Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Max Verstappen takes pole after record six red flags

Leclerc’s accident, Hamilton could not make the first 10 shots after Ferrari made a more terrible day.

The session lasted two hours and six red flag stops previously broke a record that was connected by 2022 Emilia-Romanagna and 2024 Sao Paulo Grands Prix.

The first winner was Alex Albon, who hit the first hill in Williams, and caused the first of three red flag stops in the first session.

Nico Hulkenberg from Sauber collapsed in the fourth place, causing the latter, and the session ended a few seconds early before both Alp drivers were restarted in the same corner.

Pierre Gasly, his teammate Franco Colapinto, despite the swinging yellow flags in the same corner of the wrong assessment and collapsing at the exit accelerated the way of escape.

HAAS driver Oliver Bearman then exaggerated the next red flag when he exaggerated the wall at the exit of the two rounds in the second session. Later, the session ran without an event, but Piastri hit the wall at the exit of 15 Turn, but he was able to continue his arms.

The excitement increased during the last session, because slight rain that could affect the accidents of Leclerc and Piastri’s accidents began to fall.

Leclerc, who has been at the pole in Baku for the last four years, entered the tire barrier in the 15th round before doing the same in three rows of Piastri’s restarting.

Hamilton said Ferrari felt that he made a mistake not to put him in the middle tires for the second session.

“We should have used an environment in the quarter,” he said. “That was what everyone did, we knew it was faster, and I can’t say why we didn’t use it, but we’ll take it inner, but there was a lot of progress.

“I’m still optimistic for the race in terms of trying to move forward, but wow, I thought I was fighting for the first three, so it’s a big shock.”

The 18th qualified HAAS driver Esteban Ocon was disqualified of being qualified after failing in a deviation test after the session.

He will have to start the race at the pit strip.