It's getting more exciting again in the qualifying battles

Charles Leclerc is on pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the second consecutive time. Although he was a bit lucky both times, it's also not entirely a coincidence. Leclerc is known to be a qualifying beast and is putting his new teammate Carlos Sainz further and further behind in the qualifying duel.

At some other teams, the battle is getting more and more exciting. After the first handful of races most teams seemed to have a clear division between the fast and the slow drivers in the team. However, especially in the midfield there are a number of drivers who are making a small comeback.

One of them is Sebastian Vettel, who thanks to Lance Stroll's crash is now on par with the Canadian. The same goes for Lando Norris. Fernando Alonso has finally found a way to get back into the race against Esteban Ocon.

The two best performers in qualifying this season are still Pierre Gasly and George Russell. They are both still unbeaten. And that's despite their teammates also having a pretty good qualifying session for their part in Baku.