Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will lead the Formula 1 sprint race in Azerbaijan. The Monegasque driver will start ahead of the Red Bulls of Mexican Sergio Pérez, 2nd, and championship leader Max Verstappen, 3rd.
The Azerbaijan GP, round 4 of the season, is the first of six races of the year to feature the sprint format inaugurated in 2021. The first "sprint shootout" in the history of F1 was also marked by a single red flag at the very end of qualifying (Q1)