Bakú, Azerbaijan, April 29 ― Charles Leclerc will start on pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sprint race despite crashing on his final flying lap in qualifying today.

The Ferrari driver is joined by Sergio Perez’s Red Bull on the front row for the first of Formula One’s six sprints this season.

Max Verstappen finished third with George Russell in fourth.

Leclerc is a master of qualifying on the streets of Baku, adding this to his pole from qualifying yesterday for tomorrow’s main event. ― AFP