Kimi Antonelli was left disappointed after suffering an “unnecessary” crash in qualifying at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, leaving him P16 on the grid. The Mercedes driver has had a challenging start to his Baku weekend after facing a hydraulic issue that forced him to miss most of FP1 and FP2. Despite the disrupted track…
After securing P3 in qualifying for the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, Oscar Piastri was satisfied with the result, given McLaren’s difficult start to the weekend. McLaren brought an upgrade package to Baku, but the team struggled with inconsistent performance across practice sessions on a track not well suited to the strengths of their car. Despite the…
George Russell believes his growing confidence at Mercedes helped him secure a dominant pole position in qualifying at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. The Briton has enjoyed a strong weekend so far, topping the timesheets in Thursday’s FP1 and FP2. Friday’s running got off to a tougher start, with Max Verstappen outpacing Russell in FP3,…
Following the end of qualifying at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, Cadillac’s Sergio Pérez and Williams’ Carlos Sainz were handed three-place and five-place grid penalties, respectively. Sergio Pérez handed penalty for impeding Oscar Piastri at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP qualifying Pérez had qualified P20 on the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP starting grid. He was then…
