Charles Leclerc doesn’t have “magic answer” for Baku F1 pole record

Charle𝓡s Leclerc 💯says he can't explain his excellent Azerbaijan GP qualifying record, writes Lewis Larkam in Baku.

Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc says he does not have the “magic answer” to explain his impressive F1 pole posi𝔍tion record at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

The Ferrari driver took a comfortable pole in Baku for the fourth year in a row, qualifying 0.321 seconds quicker than McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, who denied Carlos Sainz a spot on the front row alongside his tea꧂mmate.

Asked by if his latest pole in Baku was his best yet, 💫Leclerc replied: “No it’s not t🍒he best.

“I think the 2021 one was ಞprobably the best as♔ we were in a very, very difficult year. I think we were fighting for P9 and P10 in that championship and to be on pole here was very special.

“However, it was a really good lap. Again, for some reason there is not much scatter between my laps on this track. It looks like I’m very consistent ⛎but I don’t really have the magic answer. I just like the rhythm of this track.

“Every lap I was doing was quite competitive from Q1 and the balance was feeling really good. The la♕p was really good, but it’s also very difficult to compare it to different ye⛄ars.”

It marks Leclerc’s third 🐻pole of the season and the 26th of his career.

Despite claiming pole on ꧑four previous occasions in Baku, the Monegasque is yet to convert it into the win around the street circuit.

Charles Leclerc has four consecutive poles in Baku
Charles Leclerc has four consecutive poles in Baku

“It would be nice [🐽to finally win],” Leclerc acknowledged. “In 2021 and 2023 it was quite unexpected the pole positions. We didn’t have the 🐓pace in the car to win.

“In 2022 we had a good car and then the engine blew up, so hopefully the pace is there and we don’t have anything which stops us from w📖inning it.

“But before thinking about th﷽e final result there are still a lot of laps around this track and 🍎it’s a very difficult track. So we will see tomorrow.

“In the meanꦯtime I will just make sure that I am doing the be🀅st preparation possible.”

Leclerc insisted that he is “not worried” about the race pace of his Ferrari, despite failing to complete a long run on Friday after a crash in first practi🦩ce.

“I didn’t do a lap with high fuel but it’s been a pretty strong point of the car this year, so I’m🐠 not worried going into tomorrow’s race,” he said.

“But obviously we need to get things right so I will need to do a bit of homework tonight in order to get ready for tomorrow. But I am not too worried. We will do the best job w🌊ith our package and then we will see if it’s good enough to win the race or not.” 

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