Azerbaijan Grand Prix LIVE
Baku City Circuit
Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to top spot by just six hundredths of a second in a thrilling qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The Mercedes duo took advantage of Charles Leclerc's dramatic crash to lock out the front row in Baku with Sebastian Vettel only third on an evening to forget for Ferrari.
Leclerc had been the favourite to secure the front slot on the grid after dominating the weekend so far.
But after the 21-year-old put his Ferrari in the barriers, Bottas claimed the spoils with his final throw of the dice to beat Hamilton.
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Date and UK start time
After the early morning starts in Australia and China, the F1 season comes rolling into Europe for the summer months which means sessions will be held at more suitable viewing times.
The race in Baku on Sunday, April 28 is scheduled for a 4.10pm (1.10pm BST) start.
TV channel and live stream
UK viewers will no longer have the luxury of being able to choose between the two rights holders for the race in Azerbaijan.
Sky Sports subscribers will be able to tune in for every live race in the 2019 season, but the same does not apply to terrestrial viewers.
Channel 4 recently downgraded their rights package which means they can only show highlights of qualifying sessions and races, with only the British Grand Prix scheduled for live coverage in the 2019 season.
Sky Sports subscribers can watch the entire race weekend live on the Sky Sports F1 channel (channel 408). If you don’t have Sky Sports, you can watch with a NOW TV Sky Sports Pass, which gives you exactly the same coverage without having to sign up to a contract.
Prediction
Race winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
This is a track that Valtteri Bottas typically enjoys. The Finn finished second in 2017 and was only denied victory here last year because of a cruel tyre blowout, causing him to retire just three laps from the chequered flag.
But now that Hamilton has found his winning form with two wins on the bounce, the Brit will be dreaming of a hat-trick to surely put Sebastian Vettel out of his rearview mirror.
Mercedes will know that Ferrari's struggles surely won't last much longer and, with Hamilton receiving priority, the 34-year-old is likely to be handed the advantage should the German team secure another one-two.
