'Absolute cinema!' - Internet reacts to Verstappen Baku pole

Photo: Race Pictures

21:24, 20 Sep 2025

Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.

Today's qualifying will be one that's hard to forget. Here's how the internet reacted to today's chaotic session!

Max Verstappen qualified P1 for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Photo: Race Pictures

Max Verstappen managed to claim pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, ending Charles Leclerc's streak of four consecutive starts from the best grid slot on the grid.

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Carlos Sainz and Liam Lawson completed the top three this Saturday, with both drivers achieving their best qualifying result of the season.

In total, there were six red flags from Q1 to Q3, making today's qualifying longer than last year's race at the Baku City Circuit.

During the last 12 minutes, both Oscar Piastri and Leclerc crashed out. Despite this being a good opportunity for Lando Norris, the British driver will start right in front of his teammate from seventh place.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

'Absolute cinema!' - Internet reacts to Verstappen Baku pole

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