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Sep 2024
30m 38s

Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying review

Bbc Radio 5 Live
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Ben Edwards, Marc Priestley and Andrew Benson look back at events from Baku. They discuss what led to Lando Norris not making it out of Q1. Can Charles Leclerc convert his pole into a race win? And what on earth was happening at Williams that led to a a stewards investigation?

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