Charles Leclerc claims pole for Azerbaijan GP as Lewis Hamilton faces stewards

Charles Leclerc claimed pole position for Ferrari (Hamad Mohammed/AP)

Charles Leclerc put his Ferrari on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton facing a stewards’ investigation for “driving unnecessarily slowly”.

Leclerc, who trails leader Max Verstappen by nine points in the championship standings, bounced back from his Monaco misery a fortnight ago, to blow away his rivals.