Baku City Circuit, Friday, 28 April

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and Team Principal Andrea Stella after qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

FP1	1m43.125s (+0.810)	22 laps	5th
Q1	1m42.154s (Softs)		7th
Q2	1m41.485s (Softs)		6th
Q3	1m41.281s (Softs)		7th

"A reasonable qualifying – it was great to get two cars in Q3. I think we could have got a bit more out of it and could have been a few positions higher, we just didn't quite get it right in Q3. We didn't get out when we wanted to, and so missed a tow. It was a bit unfortunate, but the team still did a good job otherwise. Thanks to all of the team here and back at the factory for getting the upgrades out, we still have some optimisation to do, but it’s been positive so far. We’re in a good position for Sunday, hopefully, we can do a bit better tomorrow.”

FP1	1m43.980 (+0.810s)	23 laps	12th
Q1	1m42.455 (Softs)		12th
Q2	1m41.636 (Softs)		9th
Q3	1m41.611 (Softs)		10th

“Tenth in qualifying for Sunday’s Grand Prix, I'm pretty happy with that. It’s great to have both of us in Q3. I’ve been feeling a little under the weather today and I struggled to maximise every corner, so to still be in Q3 is a good result. We were really close to P8 and tied with Stroll in P9, which is a bit annoying, but otherwise I’m happy with the session.

“A big thanks goes to the team for their hard work in getting the new parts ready. We’ll now focus on another qualifying session in the morning and a lot more action to come.”

“Two cars in Q3 is a positive result for us, and one which comes courtesy of the upgrade that we have at this race. First of all, I would like to thank everyone in the team – factory and trackside – for pushing relentlessly to bring this development, which is the first step in an upgrade plan for the MCL60 that will continue through the course of the season. We know we still have plenty of hard work ahead in order to achieve our goals, but we can be encouraged that we’re moving in the right direction.

“Today’s Grand Prix qualifying session was good. We were managing a small issue on Lando’s car, but the team operated very well, and we could complete the sessions. We’re looking forward to fighting for good points in the Sprint and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.”