A two-stop only becomes credible if there is a Safety Car in the second half of the race and that's probably why many drivers have held back two sets of C3 for tomorrow afternoon.
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This is a track that you can overtake at so those grid positions aren't a disaster for us.
We need to execute the race perfectly, always maintaining concentration so as to be ready for every possible scenario.
We have observed that this circuit offers opportunities at every corner. Therefore, we must be prepared to react with our pit strategy.
The tightness of the mid field battle and the importance of achieving clean laps around this technically challenging circuit has, again, been well demonstrated today.
Haas drivers Oliver Bearman and Nico Hulkenberg qualified 11th and 14th respectively for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc scores fourth successive pole in Baku as championship hopeful Lando Norris fails to make it past Q1.
Baku pecking order remains too close to call as Russell, Leclerc, Norris, Piastri and Verstappen are covered by 0.348s on a track that isn't taking prisoners.
Times from the final free practice session for the Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The teams appear to be in favour of the proposed Sprint for rookies that would form part of the post-season test in Abu Dhabi.
Today's team representatives press conference with Christian Horner, Alessandro Alunni Bravi and Ayao Komatsu.
As has been the case in recent races, it looks very tight at the front in terms of single lap, so we'll be working hard overnight to find every bit of lap time.
Eight of the ten teams kept both their sets of hards, not so much because they are considering a two-stop, but to cover any eventual neutralisation.