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The Azerbaijan Grand Prix produced a qualifying session to remember and a race to forget. Several drivers excelled at Baku but one of the year’s top performers had a nightmare weekend. Here’s RaceFans’ verdict on the full field. Lando Norris Qualified: 7th (2 places ahead of team mate, -0.018s)Grid: 7th (2 places ahead of team mate)Start: -1 placeStrategy: One-stop (M-H)Finished:…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 22, 2025, 10:39 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Even a diverted flight home couldn’t take the smile off Carlos Sainz’s face late on Sunday night. Fresh from his first podium finish in a Williams Formula 1 car, his beaming grin appeared on Charles Leclerc’s Instagram stories past 11 p.m. as…

George Russell surprised his own team by overtaking Carlos Sainz Jnr through his pit stop. Mercedes told Russell he would rejoin the circuit behind the Williams driver when he made his pit stop on lap 39. He gained time partly thanks to his committed approach to the pit lane entrance. The Baku pit lane approach is one of the fastest…

Christian Horner will be able to return to Formula 1 as early as spring 2026 after finalising a payout with Red Bull, sources have told ESPN. Former team boss and CEO Horner was “relieved of operational duties” by Red Bull GmbH, the parent company of the energy drinks brand, two days after July’s British Grand Prix, ending a 20-year career…

Max Verstappen kept his championship hopes alive with a dominant victory on the streets of Baku after championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed out at the start. Piastri only made it as far as turn five before skidding into the barrier. He made a dire start from ninth on the grid, jumping the start and falling to last place, before his…

Max Verstappen says he needs more than a perfect end to the season to have a chance of winning the drivers’ championship for the fifth year in a row. He made significant gains on the two McLaren drivers with his fourth victory of the season in Azerbaijan today. However he remains 69 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri with 199…

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella was quick to deny Lando Norris’s race suffered as a result of his slow pit stop on lap 37. Was he right? Norris had the slowest pit stop of any driver bar Fernando Alonso, though the Aston Martin driver was held for an extra five seconds to serve a time penalty. Compared to the quickest…

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Max Verstappen doing Max Verstappen things. Formula 1 has become so accustomed to his greatness, the idea that the Dutchman could be a contender in the 2025 title fight does not seem as outlandish as it might for any other driver trailing the championship leader by 69 points with seven races remaining. Verstappen’s flawless Azerbaijan Grand Prix…

Alexander Albon accepted responsibility for his collision with Franco Colapinto after the stewards handed him a 10-second time penalty. The pair collided on the 16th lap of the race at turn five. Albon had attempted to get ahead of Colapinto by pitting the lap before him, but the Alpine driver rejoined the track in front of the Williams driver after…

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Baku City Circuit. Driver performance summary Advert |…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 21, 2025, 12:19 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 McLaren team principal Andrea Stella is convinced Oscar Piastri‘s disastrous Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a one-off, saying all the great drivers — including seven-time champion Michael Schumacher — have had comparable weekends. Piastri’s run of 34 consecutive points finishes…  read more www.espn.com

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Since 2008, RaceFans has surveyed its readers to discover which races they enjoyed the most – and least – during the season. Take part in our latest poll here. Give this race a score out of 10 based on how much you enjoyed it: 10…

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber, Baku City Circuit, 2025 Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, Baku City Circuit, 2025 Franco Colapinto, Alpine, Baku City Circuit, 2025 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Baku City Circuit, 2025 Esteban Ocon, Haas, Baku City Circuit, 2025 BAKU,…

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Carlos Sainz is dreaming of a fairytale podium for Williams after claiming a shock front row start for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Sainz capitalised on one of the most chaotic qualifying sessions of modern times to line up second — Max Verstappen‘s late lap denied him pole position, which would have been the first for Williams since…

The Formula 1 field was close to begin with this year but it has tightened up even more over the last few races. As of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the eight quickest cars have been covered by less than 1% over the last five races. Change from practice to qualifying Changeable conditions in Baku on Saturday made for a challenging…

Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Carlos Sainz Jnr and Liam Lawson. Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying result Penalties Nico Hulkenberg: No penalty for overtaking under yellow flags in final practiceAndrea Kimi Antonelli: Reprimand for overtaking under yellow flags in Q1 Invvestigations Esteban Ocon: Rear wing failed main plane tip…

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Lando Norris denied the suggestion he had blown a big opportunity to reset his title fight with Oscar Piastri by scraping the wall at the end of Q3 on Saturday. Piastri, who leads McLaren teammate Norris by 31 points in the title race, slammed into the wall at Turn 4 in the final qualifying session. That prompted…

Williams team principal James Vowles says Oliver Bearman should not have been penalised for the collision with his driver Carlos Sainz Jnr at the last round. The stewards held Bearman responsible after the pair tangled at Monza’s Roggia chicane. The decision potentially has serious consequences for Bearman, as he received two penalty points which puts him on a total of…

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