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Leclerc wins Baku pole, Norris 17th after Q1 miscue

Charles Leclerc beat Oscar Piastri to pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after title contender Lando Norris was shockingly knocked out of qualifying in 17th. McLaren’s admission earlier this week that it would bias its operations to benefit Norris’s bid to close his 62-point deficit to Max Verstappen in the drivers' championship was thrown for a loop by a bizarre case of confusion over yellow flags on the Briton's final flying lap. A rapidly evolving track meant earlier laps were quickly rendered obsolete, dumping Norris into the drop zone as the checkered flag fell. He was on track to improve enough to make it through to Q2, but a wide moment exiting Turn 16 coincided with...
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