Hello, Oscar Piastri won in Baku ahead of Charles Leclerc following another action-packed race full of intrigue and drama. But for the championship rivals Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, it was a mixed weekend, Norris still outscoring the Dutchman who failed to capitalise on his rival’s poor weekend. It means this championship has again narrowed
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes 01:32:58.007 25 2 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari +00:10.910 18 3 George Russell GBR Mercedes +00:31.328 15 4 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes +00:36.143 13 5 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT +01:17.098 10 6 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin
Oscar Piastri has beaten Charles Leclerc to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix by ten seconds. The McLaren driver drove a perfect race and fended off the Ferrari in the closing stages before a dramatic crash between Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez while battling for third saw the race finish behind the safety car. Piastri started
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 01:42.775 01:42.056 01:47.365 2 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes 01:43.033 01:42.598 01:41.686 3 Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 01:43.357 01:42.503 01:41.805 4 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull – Honda RBPT 01:43.213 01:42.263 01:41.813 5 George Russell GBR Mercedes 01:43.139 01:42.329 01:41.874 6 Max
Charles Leclerc has beaten Oscar Piastri by just over three tenths to take his fourth pole in a row in Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver set a 41.365 on the soft tyre which appeared to give him the advantage as Leclerc nailed his final lap with the strong pace of the
George Russell was fastest in a competitive third practice ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, in the closing moments of the session the Mercedes driver set a 42.514 putting himself just over a hundredth ahead of Charles Leclerc. Mercedes had looked to be on the backfoot on Friday and that appeared to continue in the
Charles Leclerc was fastest in the second practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver set a 43.484 on the soft tyre which put him six-thousandths of a second ahead of Sergio Perez. However, it was not an easy session for the Monacan as he struggled with a steering issue early on. Leclerc making
Max Verstappen was fastest in the first practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver set a 45.546 on his final attempt which put him just over three-tenths faster than Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes driver managed to split the two Red Bull’s after going six hundredths faster than Sergio Perez. Verstappen and Red
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines ahead of this weekend’s Azerbajian Grand Prix, looking at the biggest talking points going into this race in Baku.
Round seventeen brings F1 to Western Asia and the Azerbaijani capital Baku, since joining the calendar in 2016 the high-speed street circuit has provided drama and controversy as drivers tackle the third-longest circuit on the calendar which features the narrowest section of the season, but also great overtaking opportunities. Baku was the first of a
