Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021

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Have a good rest of the day and see you tomorrow. In the meantime, see you on AUTOhebdo.fr for the latest news from Baku. 

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End of Q3 and pole position for Leclerc. He is ahead of Hamilton and Verstappen. Followed by Gasly (4th), Sainz (5th), Norris (6th), Perez (7th) then Tsunoda, Alonso and Bottas only 10th.

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These are two different accidents for Tsunoda and Sainz. 

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Red flag! As in Monaco Leclerc takes pole following a red flag. Sainz and Tsunoda would have collided at turn 3.

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Everyone is on track looking for an aspiration. Bottas waits in slow motion. We are heading towards a Monza 2019 bis.

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This will be the 4th time for Gasly, 347 thousandths behind Leclerc's best lap.

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1st sector record for Gasly. Will the Frenchman take pole?

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2nd time from Lewis Hamilton two tenths behind Leclerc. Bottas only signs the 8th time. The Alpha Tauri have not yet set a time.

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Best lap from Leclerc who was able to take advantage of Hamilton's aspiration in front of him. Verstappen 2nd and Sainz 3rd. We are now waiting for the Mercedes.

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The Mercedes drivers do two preparation laps. They are the only ones.

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“They looked like beginners with everyone typing everywhere.” Ocon frustrated at the microphone of Canal +

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Here we go for Q3! 12 minutes to choose the poleman of the day!

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The session will not restart. Vettel, Ocon, Ricciardo, Raïkkönen and Russell are eliminated in Q2.

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3rd red flag of this qualifying session. Ricciardo crashes his McLaren at turn 5.

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5 minutes from the end of Q2: Vettel, Ocon, Ricciardo, Raïkkönen and Russell are eliminated.

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Verstappen's best lap on a second lap! There is now a gap of 34 thousandths between Verstappen, Perez, Hamilton and Leclerc.

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Bottas is really struggling on this circuit. He only set the 7th time and is not yet assured of a passage to Q3. 

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Ocon flirts with the wall at turn 3. Let's hope for him that there is no damage to his Alpine.

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Charles Leclerc climbs into 2nd position.

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