Leclerc on pole in eventful Azerbaijan qualifying

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position from Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in a thrilling qualifying session at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Leclerc set his fastest time with the help of a slipstream from Hamilton, and a red flag on the final runs secured his second successive pole.

Hamilton recovered superbly after a difficult weekend for Mercedes while Verstappen will be ruing his luck.

The session had four red flags after a series of crashes on