BAKU, Azerbaijan -- Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc crashed out of qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after hitting the barriers at the tightest section of the circuit.
Leclerc looked like the favourite for pole position after topping all three practice sessions earlier in the weekend, but a mistake in the second part of qualifying brought an end to his afternoon. He had already set a time quick enough to progress through to the final session of qualifying, but the mistake means he will start ninth on Sunday's grid.
"I am stupid. I am stupid," Leclerc said on team radio as the session was suspended to allow track marshals to remove his car and repair the barriers.