Baku City Circuit, Saturday, 20 September

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

FP3	1m41.223s	19 laps	1st
Q1	1m41.322s (Soft)		1st
Q2	1m41.396s (Soft)		2nd
Q3	1m42.239s (Soft)		7th

“It was a difficult session, especially at the end with a scrappy lap that wasn't good enough. With a bit of rain, and difficult track conditions it’s hard to know how much risk to take and this time it didn't pay off. Looking ahead to tomorrow, the pace looks good so we'll work hard to make up the positions we lost today."

FP3	1m41.477s (+0.254s)	21 laps	3rd
Q1	1m41.839s (Soft)		7th
Q2	1m41.414s (Medium)		2nd
Q3	No time (Medium)		9th

“A disappointing end to Qualifying. I was pushing a little bit too hard and, unfortunately, paid the price. The car felt good, and we were in a good position to fight for Pole, so it’s a shame. There are still plenty of opportunities to maximise the pace I know we have. Let’s see what we can do tomorrow.”

“Today’s Qualifying offered up tricky conditions for everyone, with Red and Yellow Flags, windy conditions, and rain at times. P7 and P9 is not the result we expected based on the potential available in the car. Oscar locked the tyre in braking and ended up in the wall, after a strong start to the lap. Lando’s final and decisive lap in Q3 was in line for a much higher position, but he made contact with the wall in T15 and lost a lot of time.

“The team will work hard to repair Oscar’s car ahead of what is expected to be a busy and tricky race tomorrow. We will now shift our focus to the race where we want to fight for a podium finish and earn valuable points. We look forward to the challenge.”