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Red Bull issues Isack Hadjar radio praise during ‘outstanding’ F1 return

Isack Hadjar made a storming return to the Red Bull cockpit at the Azerbaijan GP, clinching P3 on the streets of Baku following a three-race absence due to a wrist injury. While the Frenchman’s raw pace stood out—qualifying fourth before scoring his second podium of the year—it was his composure and strategic teamwork alongside Max […]

motorsport.com·2d ago

George Russell after rejuvenating Baku win: "It would have been very easy for me to lose the faith"

Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix was George Russell's third victory of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, and his first career grand slam, but leading every lap in the wind-swept streets of Baku meant much more to the Mercedes driver than just a fancy statistic. For Russell, Baku ended a character building spell of six winless weekends in which his younger team-mate Kimi Antonelli only further ...Keep reading

motorsport.com·3d ago

Why Max Verstappen says 0.196s Baku finish-line gap to George Russell is slightly misleading

At the Baku City Circuit, the words Russell spoke after qualifying became reality: the Mercedes driver had already predicted on Friday that, despite starting eighth, Verstappen would pose the biggest threat for victory, and that proved to be the case in a thrilling finale around the streets of Baku. Verstappen fell just 0.196 seconds short of his first victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season at ...Keep reading

motorsport.com·3d ago

Kimi Antonelli: I was "driving like my grandmother" in Baku F1 race

If Kimi Antonelli's sensational Monza comeback win was a drive for the ages, then his much more subdued encore in the streets of Baku was just a footnote in his fledgling career. After tagging the wall in qualifying, Antonelli was facing his second comeback race in three weekends from 16th on the grid. But while the 6km Baku City Circuit certainly offered more passing opportunities than F1's ...Keep reading

motorsport.com·3d ago

Lando Norris: FIA should hand out race ban for Franco Colapinto's Baku F1 crash

Reigning world champion Lando Norris says he thinks Franco Colapinto deserves "at least a one-race ban" for causing a pile-up at F1's Azerbaijan GP. On a lap 36 restart in the streets of Baku, Colapinto locked up his cold front tyres and aimlessly speared into Alpine team-mate Gasly into Turn 1, with Norris also collected by the tangling pair. The incident knocked both Gasly and Norris out ...Keep reading

motorsport.com·3d ago

"A big mistake" - Devastated Franco Colapinto apologises to Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris for Baku F1 crash

Alpine driver Franco Colapinto has apologised for the "big mistake" that saw him knock team-mate Pierre Gasly and McLaren driver Lando Norris out of F1's Azerbaijan GP. On a lap 36 restart in the streets of Baku, Colapinto locked up his cold front tyres on the low-grip inside line into Turn 1 and clattered into the side of Gasly, with Norris also collected in the incident. The incident ...Keep reading

motorsportweek.com·3d ago

F1 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Race Results

George Russell stormed to victory as Formula 1 hit the streets of Baku for the highly competitive Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

motorsportweek.com·4d ago

George Russell ‘confident’ of reducing F1 title gap after Baku pole

George Russell is "confident" he can win the F1 Azerbaijan GP after taking a dominant pole position on the streets of Baku.

motorsport.com·5d ago

George Russell leads ominous Mercedes 1-2 in F1 Azerbaijan FP2

Mercedes driver George Russell ended Thursday's practice running at F1's Azerbaijan GP on top after comfortably leading FP2. Russell held off Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli as the Silver Arrows enjoyed a comfortable cushion through the fast streets in Baku. Read Also: Formula 1George Russell tops Azerbaijan FP1 as Kimi Antonelli suffers Mercedes ...Keep reading

espn.com·Sep 18

Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026: Race start time in Baku, how to watch, full schedule, predictions

Formula 1 is heading to the streets of Baku for this year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix as we roll into the business end of the season.

motorsport.com·Sep 14

Who slept worst last night: Carlos Sainz

It is almost exactly 10 years since Formula 1 first took to the streets of Baku in June 2016. Everyone was curious to see what Azerbaijan's Grand Prix debut would bring, and plenty had predicted a chaotic race littered with crashes on the street circuit. In the end, things turned out rather differently, and the European Grand Prix sent plenty of Formula 1 fans to sleep - and that was in the early ...Keep reading

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Verstappen wins in Baku, over Russell, Sainz

Max Verstappen took victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as McLaren's chaotic weekend on the streets of Baku saw the team miss out on its first opportunity at securing the constructors' title.