{"id":16513,"date":"2023-04-29T17:44:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T17:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/ferraris-leclerc-takes-pole-position-for-azerbaijan-gp"},"modified":"2023-04-29T18:25:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T18:25:40","slug":"ferraris-leclerc-takes-pole-position-for-azerbaijan-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/ferraris-leclerc-takes-pole-position-for-azerbaijan-gp","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari&#8217;s Leclerc takes pole position for Azerbaijan GP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Ferrari&#8217;s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc on Friday clinched the pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For sure I\u2019m surprised. We came into the weekend thinking that it would be a great weekend if we are ahead of Aston and Mercedes in qualifying, and at the end we are on pole. 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Ferrari&#8217;s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc on Friday clinched the pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. &#8220;For sure I\u2019m surprised. We came into the weekend thinking that it would be a great weekend if we are ahead of Aston and Mercedes in qualifying, and at the end we are on pole. 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