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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Daniel Moxon

Charles Leclerc makes F1 history with Baku Sprint pole as Max Verstappen beaten again

Charles Leclerc wrote his name into the Formula 1 history books as the first ever winner of a Sprint 'shootout' event.

The Ferrari star took pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday, doing so for the third year in a row. And his dominance over one lap on the Baku street circuit continued in Saturday morning's second qualifying session.

Even a crash on his final flying lap didn't stop the Monegasque after an excellent first run in SQ3. Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen tried their very best to stop Formula 1's one-lap king, but the Red Bulls will have to flex their muscles in the races to overcome Leclerc.

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