Azerbaijan GP LIVE: Hattrick of Poles in Baku for Leclerc, Verstappen 2nd and Hamilton 5th after Qualifying – Check Highlights

Azerbaijan GP: Charles Leclerc registered the first pole for Ferrari in F1 2023 season. After multiple red flags, Leclerc pipped Max Verstappen to set the fastest pace on the street tracks of Baku. Perez finished 3rd as Sainz locks the 2nd row. Hamilton finished 5th with Fernando Alonso on 6th. George Russell was eliminated after Q2. Follow Formula 1 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.

• Eliminated in Q1: Zhou, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Gasly, de Vries
• Eliminated in Q2: Russell, Ocon, Albon, Bottas, Sargeant

Formula 1 Sprint RULES: New Sprint Shootout to determine Sprint Grid Order, Friday’s Qualifying to set GRID order for Sunday’s Race – Check Out

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Azerbaijan GP remaining schedule:

• Qualifying, Date – 28th April: Timings – 6:30 – 7:30 PM IST
• Sprint Shootout, Date – 29th April: Timings – 2 PM – 2:44 PM IST
• Sprint Race, Date – 29th April: Timings – 7 – 7:30 PM
• Race, Date – 30th April: Timings – 4:30 PM IST

Where can you watch Qualifying, and Race on TV?

The Qualifying, Sprint and the Race unfortunately cannot be viewed on television in India.

Where can you watch Qualifying, and Race? – Live Stream

The Qualifying, Sprint and the Race can be Live Streamed on the F1TVPro App and Website.

F1 Azerbaijan GP: Timings of Qualifying, Race, Live Streaming and All you need to know – Check Out

• Location – Baku, Azerbaijan
• First Grand Prix – 2016
• Number of Laps – 51
• Circuit Length – 6.003 km
• Race Distance – 306.049 km

When was the track built?

The track was ‘by definition’ built for F1, because it is a street circuit on the F1 calendar, joining the positions of Monaco, Melbourne, and Singapore.

When was its first Grand Prix?

The first Grand Prix in Baku was held in 2016, as the European Grand Prix. Then in 2017, the race was held under the name of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which saw perhaps the greatest surprise of the time, with Daniel Ricciardo winning out from Valtteri Bottas and the Williams of Lance Stroll, while Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel engaged in a fierce behind the Safety Car.