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Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel joins the pod to give his verdict on the race.

Liam Lawson says he ‘doesn’t understand’ Azerbaijan Grand Prix stewards took no further action against Racing Bulls team-mate Arvid Lindblad, who spun him around in today’s Formula 1 race.
After Alexander Albon crashed out on lap 30 in Baku, causing a safety car intervention, Lawson and Lindblad lay 12th and 14th ahead of the restart.
When the green flag was waved, Franco Colapinto ...Keep reading

George Russell described the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as "the most dominant weekend I've had in my career" after a win that felt like vindication.

Ferrari is practically Italy’s second religion – so whenever it falls short of its lofty ambitions, speculation follows that its leaders are under threat.
After showing considerable promise in the pre-season and early races following the 2026 rules reset, Ferrari has drifted into a competitive no-man’s land epitomised by Charles
Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finishing fourth and sixth ...Keep reading

Is there any other championship format you want to throw at Joey Logano because he will probably find a way to contend in that one too?
There was a subset of NASCAR fans who felt like they locked the Team Penske No. 22 driver out of the mix when the Sanctioning Body brought back the Chase for the Championship to replace The Playoffs that Logano won three times in 11 years.
In those years ...Keep reading

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Not for the first time, Baku was the epitome of a race of two halves. A flavourless main course washed down with an indulgent dessert, triggered by a mid-race pair of safety cars. With one dab of the brake pedal, the lap 36 restart melee doubled the number of candidates for the loser category, while the list of winners boasts a number of unlikely heroes.
Winner: George Russell
Things got a ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri admits that the lock-up which potentially cost the Australian driver a podium in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix "certainly took me by surprise", on a day where McLaren failed to score a point.

Gabriel Bortoleto has been handed a time penalty after the Audi driver was judged to have overtaken under a yellow flag.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from Baku for the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Franco Colapinto has been given a five-place grid penalty for next weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia after causing a multi-car incident at the Baku City Circuit on Saturday.

Isack Hadjar was all smiles after completing his comeback from a “very long six weeks” on the sidelines with a podium finish at the Baku City Circuit.

Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad have given their thoughts on their collision in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen admits he "was trying everything" to claim victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver eventually falling short by just one-tenth against George Russell.

Kimi Antonelli made clear that the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend “taught me a lot” after enduring his “worst weekend of the season” on Baku’s streets.

Lando Norris was on course for valuable points before a crash with the Alpine's Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly forced him to retire from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

George Russell hailed an “incredible” weekend from start to finish in Azerbaijan, with the Mercedes driver topping Thursday practice, charging to a dominant pole and ultimately securing victory – cutting team mate Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead by 15 points in the process.

Williams team principal James Vowles has praised the Grove outfit's relentless factory effort to deliver a major upgrade package for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, despite the team only walking away with one point from the weekend.
Williams arrived at the Baku City Circuit with a substantial update, which included two new chassis, an extensive weight-saving programme and a revised aerodynamic ...Keep reading

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