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Another layer has been added to the battle for the 2025 F1 Drivers’ Championship after Red Bull’s Max Verstappen slashed the points gap to McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on a dramatic weekend in Azerbaijan.

Oscar Piastri had a tough weekend in Baku, crashing in Qualifying, dropping to the very back of the pack after a botched race start, and then crashing again on the opening lap in Baku. Former Renault F1 driver Jolyon Palmer picks the bones out of the McLaren man’s uncharacteristically scrappy Grand Prix.

Romain Grosjean will drive a Formula 1 car for the first time since his dramatic crash in the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix when he gets behind the wheel of a 2023-spec Haas during a test at Mugello on Friday.

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Gabriel Bortoleto chose to take the positives from his and Kick Sauber’s performance at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Brazilian rookie finishing one spot outside the points on what was always going to be a “tough” weekend.

Haas did not manage to score any points in Azerbaijan, with Ollie Bearman the higher placed of their two drivers in 12th. Esteban Ocon followed him home in 14th after an eventful race that saw the Frenchman suffer contact off the line.

Franco Colapinto didn’t take long to make a name for himself in Formula 1, becoming the first Argentinian Grand Prix driver in 23 years when he debuted with Williams last season and taking just two races to become his country’s points scorer in the sport since 1982.

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Alex Albon was delighted for Williams team mate Carlos Sainz after the Spaniard scored his first podium since joining the squad at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Thai driver left feeling “very proud” of the team as a result.

Pierre Gasly conceded that the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was “painful” for the Alpine team, with the Frenchman stating that the squad had “absolutely no chance” after lacking pace throughout the weekend.

Yuki Tsunoda has explained how he opted not to attack Liam Lawson as much in the fight for fifth during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, in order to support Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen’s title chances by not giving an opportunity to McLaren’s Lando Norris behind in seventh.

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Max Verstappen has cautioned that “everything needs to go perfectly” for him if he hopes to close the gap in the championship and bid for the title, despite the Dutchman bolstering his points tally after scoring back-to-back wins in Italy and Azerbaijan.

Max Verstappen made it back-to-back wins for Red Bull with an imperious Azerbaijan Grand Prix performance, but who else caught the eye on the streets of Baku? Check out the latest Power Rankings scores and overall leaderboard below...

Fernando Alonso believes that the penalty he received for a false start at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ultimately did not affect the outcome of his race, with the Spaniard stating that Aston Martin were “very, very slow” on a day that he finished outside of the points.

The Max Verstappen/Red Bull resurgence of the last two races has inevitably led to speculation about whether this winning form can be extended beyond just the outlying low-downforce demands of Monza and Baku.

Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur has explained why the Scuderia opted to issue team orders in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

The F1 Nation team look back on all the biggest news and topics from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend in Baku.