F1: Sergio Pérez leads Azerbaijan Grand Prix – live updates!

Charles Leclerc on pole, a familiar story, now can he convert that into a victory. He starts at the tip of the grid for the sixth time this season, having only converted two of those into victories. Sergio Perez, the winner in Monaco last time out, when Leclerc was cursing his team for their pit strategy, is in second and Max Verstappen in third, as Ferrari and Red Bull continue hog the front of the grid. The title race is close, though Ferrari cannot convert their single-lap superiority over the long form. Red Bell continue to be stronger in straight-line speed. Behind them, that George Russell is quicker than Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes is a continuing sub-plot, but the action, the juice is likely to be up at the front. Behind them, the tight and often scenic streets of Baku will probably throw up a few scenarios that the protagonists will have to negotiate.

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