Having originally targeted Aston Martin and Mercedes, Leclerc admits he was surprised to secure F1 pole position for the Azerbaijan GP.
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc says his pole position for the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix comes as a “really good surprise” after initially only targeting Aston Martin and Mercedes.Max Verstappen
But Leclerc fought back in the dying moments with a personal best first and final sector in addition to running faster than anyone through the middle part of the lap to bank a 1m40.203s to pip Verstappen by 0.188s.dropping time in the second sector to fall short of their personal best time., leaving him shocked to have scored his first pole since Singapore in 2022 and to have ended the Red Bull qualifying streak in the early part of this season.
However, Leclerc did lower expectations for the full grand prix on Sunday as he acknowledged that the race pace of the RB19 was still likely to trump that of his SF-23 machine.
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