Championship leader Max Verstappen will start sixth on the grid in Baku.

The Silver Arrows are set to introduce a revamped machine in Imola on May 21, the race which follows this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix.

Ocon, who drives for Alpine, came within inches of colliding with dozens of people who had gathered at the pit-lane entrance.

F1 has revamped the weekend format in Baku by introducing two qualifying sessions.

The Red Bull number two passed Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to take maximum points.

The Ferrari driver pipped Max Verstappen after the pair previously posted identical times.

Formula One bosses have changed the weekend format in Baku

Lewis Hamilton’s F1 future remains in the spotlight with no apparent development on an extension to his contract which expires at the end of the year

Hamilton will head into his home race at the British Grand Prix a week on Sunday with renewed rigour.