Charles Leclerc takes his second pole position of the Azerbaijan weekend, despite a late encounter with Baku's unforgiving barriers.
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Tsunoda and Norris likely to suffer as the result of a new rule relating to tyres aimed at restricting those drivers able to participate in the final phase of the Shootout.
A new rule relating to tyres aimed at restricting those drivers able to participate in the final phase of the Shootout has been blocked by the teams.
Today's post-qualifying press conference with Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
As expected, the available tyre data is consequently very limited, but that just adds an extra element of unpredictability to Sunday's race.
Two cars in Q3 is a positive result for us, and one which comes courtesy of the upgrade that we have at this race.
This pole position and Carlos' fourth place confirms that we have done a good job in Maranello over the past month.
It's been a frustrating day for the team and one we're aiming to move on from very quickly.
We put a lot of effort into Quali preparation in FP1 to give us the best chance for starting as high up as possible on Sunday where more points are available.
We have a good race car and the points are scored tomorrow and on Sunday, so that's what we'll focus on.
Today was hectic and challenging, but the team dealt with it well and the car has good pace.
Lewis put together a solid lap in the final session to secure P5 for the Grand Prix. George unfortunately was the wrong side of a very tight bunch and didn't quite make the cut for Q3.
We felt more competitive than in Melbourne and Jeddah, which is a positive step in the right direction, even if it wasn't enough to make it into Q3.