Vettel has pole for Azerbaijan GP, Hamilton 2nd
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton will battle again for the win on the Baku streets where their cars hit twice last year.
Vettel’s storming start in Formula One continued on Saturday at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a third consecutive pole position. With him on the front row is Hamilton, who lost out on pole by 0.179 seconds.
The cooler, windy conditions in qualifying were mastered by Vettel and Ferrari, who struggled for grip in practice on Friday.
“When it clicks, it just keeps coming, and it was really enjoyable,” said Vettel, who leads Hamilton by nine points after three races. The German was going even faster on his last lap but made a mistake.