Motor racing-F1 leader Piastri crashes in Azerbaijan GP qualifying

Formula One F1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan - September 20, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri during qualifying REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

BAKU (Reuters) -McLaren's Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed in the final phase of qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who was bidding for a fifth successive Baku pole position, also hit the wall in the top 10 shootout.

McLaren are hoping to clinch the constructors' title with seven rounds to spare on Sunday.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, Editing by Hugh Lawson)