No pole for Verstappen: 'Tried something else in second run '

Max Verstappen failed to grab his third pole position of the year in Azerbaijan. Charles Leclerc, the currently P10 in the standings, surprised the Red Bulls with his Ferrari by driving the fastest time in Q3. Verstappen seems to be fine with his second place in qualifying.

"It's always tough around here to put the whole lap together," Verstappen interjected. "I think the second run we tried something different on the outlap which was maybe not idea at the end."

Verstappen will start Sunday's Baku Grand Prix in second place. "We are P2 and we know that we have a really good race car. So, all in all, it's not bad. We will have to pass one car."

Before the GP is run, Saturday first awaits qualifying for the sprint race and the sprint race itself. Verstappen and the other Formula 1 drivers get in the car tomorrow and then have to be right there in the first qualifying session. Immediate sharpness is therefore required. "I'm looking forward to see what we can do there and what we can find to improve. We will see what happens tomorrow."