Stroll scored his maiden F1 podium ba☂ck in 2017 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix while driving 🃏for Williams.

While the Canadian has had his critics o𒁏ver the ye𒀰ars, Stroll has established himself as a solid midfield driver.

Stroll won the race head-to-head with four-time world champion teammate Sebastian Vettel i♉n 2🐻021.

However, it appears that he’s gone backwards in terms of performance in 2022 with Vett🍃el continuing to thrive.

Up at the front, Charles🦂 Leclerc produced anoth♑er stunning lap to claim a fourth successive pole position ahead of Ser🍸gio Perez and Max Verstappen, with Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz down in f🌳ourth.

Here’s who had a difficult day at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix...

Lance Stroll - Qualified 19th

Crashing ꦉin Baku is a common occurrence but in the manner that Stroll did during qualifying was inexcusable. 

Down i🍷n the elimꦺination zone, Stroll was trying to get out in Q1 to avoid a third straight elimination.

With just under four minutes on th🍎e clock, Stroll clattered the wall at Turn 7 after lo🐬cking the rears.

He managed to flat-spo๊t his tyres but continued without any appar🏅ent damage.

Stroll didn’t learn from his mistake as just moments later, he collided with the wall on the entry into Turn 2🅘, destroying the front end of his car and bringing out the red flag in the process.

Two amateur mistakඣes from Stroll in a car that should be qualifying in the t♔op 10.

Mick Schumacher - Qualified 20th

T🐽he only positive for Mick Schumacher was that he didn’t heavily shun𒉰t his Haas F1 car.

Following his latest crash in Monaco, Haas boss Guenther Steiner warned that the team couldn’t afford to have any more shunts amid concerns about the budget ca൲p and having enough spare parts.

Schumacher was 1.1s off teammate Kevin𒅌 Magnussen as he qualified last.

Valtteri Bottas - Qualified 15th

It 𓄧was a troubled sessio✤n for Bottas, who narrowly avoided being eliminated in Q1 for the first time since the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix.

It seemed like the Finn lacked confidence, particularly in the first sector of the lap, giving away over 0.4s to his less experienced team🌟mate, Guanyu Zhou.

Bottas endured one of the worst weekends of his career in Baku last year,🅺 qualifꦰying 10th, over one-second off Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.

The race didn’t go any better for Bottas as he was overtaken by four c𒁏ars on the restart after the red flag at the end of the race.

However, Bottas has performed very well♛ this season so it’s a rare off-w♎eekend.

The best performers in F1 qualifying were…

Charles Leclerc - Qualified 1st

Leclerc produced yet another breathtaking lap in Baku to 168澳洲幸运5官💟方开奖结果历史:eclipse Perez by over 0.2s. 

The Moneg💧asque trailed teammate Sainz after the first runs but👍 he saved his best until last in Q3.

With Sainz - who ran ahead of him on track - abandoning his first lap after a mistake on his final effort, Leclerc was flying, improving by 0.4s🐬 at the second sector immediate split.

Leclerc carried this advantage to the chequered flag to secure his fourth straight pole position﷽. 

He hasn’t converted pole into a victory in the la🌟st three races and will be needing the perfect strategy from Ferrari on race day.

Pierre Gasly - Qualified 6th

After a disappointing Q1 exit last time out in Monaco, Pierre Gasly was at his best once again as he split the two Mercedes ca♓rs in qualifying.

Wit♋h news that Red Bull have retained Perez for two further years, Gasly’s chances🦋 of promotion are effectively over.

Gasly has to impress the likes of McLaren and Alpine in the coming races to tempt them to sign him, particularly with 🔴🌸Daniel Ricciardo’s difficult form.

The Frenchman ꦯfinished on the podium at last year’s Azerbaijan GP and should carnage ensue ahead, he’s in a good position to do it again.

Sebastian Vettel - Qualified 9th

Vettel made it back-to-back Q3 appearances in Baku as the four-time champion con♔tinues to get the most out of Aston Martin’s upgraded package. 

Aston Martin introduced a significant upgrade, which resembled Red Bull’s aero package, at the Spanish Grand Priඣx.

With Stroll struggling, Vettel is showing his class in 2022 after a slow sta♓rt following his two-race absence due to coronavirus. 

Guanyu Zhou - Qualified 14th

Z🌟hou out-qualified teammate Bottas for the first time in 2022 in Baku.

It’s been a tough run for the C𓂃hinese rookie with reliability issues impacting his season severely. 

It’s a shame for Zhou that Alfa Romeo’s dip in competitiveness has coincided with his best qualifying (relative to Bottas) so far but it should give him a lot of confid▨ence🦋 going into the race and the rest of the season.