Max Verstappen claims Baku pole in extraordinary session with six red flags

Lando Norris denied he missed an opportunity in Baku (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Lando Norris denied that he had missed an opportunity by qualifying only seventh after title rival Oscar Piastri had crashed out of a chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying.

In an extraordinary session which featured a record total of six red flags and lasted almost two hours, Max Verstappen clinched a sixth pole of the season by delivering a flawless lap at the end.