BAKU, Azerbaijan – E no go better for Formula 1 drivers as dem dey shine in Baku for Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying. Na Max Verstappen wey drive for Red Bull, him grab pole position after wahala wey involve six red flags for di session. No be joke, my people!
As dem start di qualifying, Ferrari‘s Charles Leclerc don dey plan like say na him go take pole. But as dem dey get ready, he crash for di track, spoil everything. Carlos Sainz from Williams, e fast pass, set him eyes for pole but na only Verstappen fit flex am as di session restart again.
Liam Lawson wey dey drive for Racing Bulls, he just waka enter third position. Shocking! You fit just imagine di look for di grid, gats be like ‘wetin dey happen for dis racing world?’ Mercedes boys, Kimi Antonelli and George Russell sabi dey find their way, dem round up di top six.
E also beta for Verstappen as him dey enjoy di pole position wey be him sixth this season. E no easy at all, especially with all di red flags wey make di session longer than usual (dem don dey joke say dem fit arrange lunch while dem dey wait for di track to clear!).
Meanwhile, di dem McLaren boys, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris no too find dis round interesting. Piastri wey dey lead di championship, don crash for Turn Three as him try show say him sabi drive well. Lando too no take advantage of di situation, him qualify for seventh after shaky laps.
Ferrari don dey feel di heat; Lewis Hamilton, di seven-time champion, who was once hopeful for pole dis time, e no even fit enter di top 10! He go start from 12th position; na wetin dem go call shocker for Ferrari team.
As di red flags dey fly like say na dem dey give public announcement, di final session take longer than expected. Dem come get light rain dey sprinkle, wey also contribute to di drivers’ drama as dem dey slide on di wet surface. No be small issue when tyre choices come into play.
Nobody sabi how di race go biko, but everybody dey wait for excitement. Verstappen don talk say na him plan to make sure say his tyres dey well ahead, but with red flags disturbing, e no easy. Piastri too don write his name down for di book of ‘drivers wey crash when e no supposed’.
Di race go shelle on September 21 from 12:00 BST, and e go dey broadcast live for BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, and we go dey get live text updates as e dey hot!
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