P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Check out the full starting grid for the 2025 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix from Baku!
Max Verstappen will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole position after a remarkable final lap in qualifying at the Baku City Circuit. The challenging conditions allowed him to take advantage of his competitors’ mistakes, with McLaren and Ferrari facing troubles. Carlos Sainz and Liam Lawson will start unexpectedly in second and third, with Kimi Antonelli on the second row. Lando Norris is the top McLaren in seventh, while Oscar Piastri is ninth after crashing in Q3. Charles Leclerc starts 10th ahead of Lewis Hamilton in 12th, with Esteban Ocon starting from the back after disqualification. The grid is still tentative until confirmed by the FIA.
