Qualifying in Baku had crashes, mayhem, a sprinkling of rain and a file variety of pink flags, and thru all of it serenely floated Max Verstappen to take a forty sixth pole place and a sixth of 2025.
Behind him… chaos. Each McLarens hit the wall, as did Charles Leclerc, giving the grid a decidedly unfamiliar look.
Carlos Sainz strains up on the entrance row for the primary time in Williams colors, simply forward of Liam Lawson in P3. Lando Norris is down in P7, however he does, at the very least, have the glass-half-full satisfaction of beginning forward of his championship rival – and for him, Oscar Piastri and Leclerc and the remaining, there are some intriguing technique choices for race day…
