Final starting grid at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ! Hamilton in the pit lane
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Charles Leclerc will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole position, and he will have Oscar Piastri right beside him when the lights go out. Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz will start in P3, with Sergio Perez next in fourth place, The Mexican was able to out-qualify his teammate Max Verstappen, who could only manage sixth, with George Russell in P5. However, the other Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton will have to start from the pit lane after changing his engine.
Hamilton had yet another poor qualifying session, only good enough to take P7. But an engine change after the session means he will now start off the grid, as will Esteban Ocon, who also made a change to his engine after qualifying. It's another issue for Alpine, who had Pierre Gasly disqualified right after qualifying with a fuel irregularity issue, meaning he states right at the back of the grid.
With all these changes to the grid, it means that Lando Norris, who could only qualify in P17 in a shock result, moves up to P15 to start the race. Rounding out the top te is Fernando Alonso in P7, Franco Colapinto in P8, Alex Albon in P9, and Ollie Bearman in P10, with rookies Colapinto and Bearman starting in the top ten for the first times in their F1 career.
Final starting grid for the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
