Max Verstappen took pole position in a thrilling Qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix which featured a record six red flags after several crashes, including a shunt for championship leader Oscar Piastri.

Verstappen snatched pole from Williams' Carlos Sainz with his last flying lap following two red flags in Q3 alone for crashes from Piastri and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.

Piastri will start ninth but his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris was unable to fully capitalise as he could only qualify seventh with a scruffy lap where he glanced the wall.

It means the McLaren duo, who are split by 31 points in the Drivers' Championship, will need to come through the field in what's set up to be a spectacular 51 laps around Baku on Sunday when the lights go out at 12pm (build-up from 10.30am), li

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