{"id":434509,"date":"2023-04-28T10:57:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T14:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=434509"},"modified":"2023-04-28T10:57:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T14:57:53","slug":"leclerc-grabs-pole-for-sunday-with-verstappen-and-perez-close-behind","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/leclerc-grabs-pole-for-sunday-with-verstappen-and-perez-close-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Leclerc grabs pole for Sunday with Verstappen and Perez close behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/formula-1\/driver\/charles-leclerc\/\">Charles Leclerc<\/a> has sensationally clinched pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after beating both <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/formula-1\/driver\/max-verstappen\/\">Max Verstappen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/formula-1\/driver\/sergio-perez\/\">Sergio Perez<\/a> in Red Bull.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde3\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde2\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd8! \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n<p>IT\u2019S POLE POSITION FOR <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Charles_Leclerc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Charles_Leclerc<\/a> \ud83d\udc4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AzerbaijanGP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AzerbaijanGP<\/a> \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eQmWjPN8KM\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/eQmWjPN8KM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScuderiaFerrari\/status\/1651956834133999616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Monegasque clocked a time of 1:40.203 and it was enough to see him finish first after Verstappen could only manage 1:40:391, nearly two tenths adrift.<\/p>\n<p>Perez finished the session a further tenth back in third, while Leclerc&#8217;s teammate Carlos Sainz was 4th, underlining the huge progress Ferrari has made over the past 4 weeks. <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/formula-1\/driver\/lewis-hamilton\/\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a> rounded off the top 5 with a solid performance after the Mercedes seemed to be struggling &#8211; his teammate George Russel could only manage 11th.<\/p>\n<p>The Aston Martins had an unimpressive runs, as Alonso finished behind Hamilton in 6th, while <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/formula-1\/driver\/lance-stroll\/\">Lance Stroll<\/a> could only manage 9th.<\/p>\n<p>With the new Sprint regulation in order, tomorrow&#8217;s event will not affect the race and the order for Sunday will be based on today&#8217;s performances. 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