Formula 1

Max Verstappen claimed a lights-to-flag victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, while Lando Norris closed the gap to title rival Oscar Piastri to 25 points after the Drivers' Championship leader crashed out on the opening lap.

Jak Crawford converted pole position into a hard-fought victory after being forced to hold off a charging Joshua Duerksen across the line in Sunday’s entertaining Baku F2 Feature Race.

Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix got off to a dramatic start, with Max Verstappen holding the lead but Oscar Piastri tumbling down the order and crashing out.

The full official starting order for Sunday's 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

Live coverage of the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 in Baku.

F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne looks back at Lewis Hamilton's surprising struggles in Azerbaijan, ahead of the seven-time champ's first race there for Ferrari.

Alpine Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore has given the clearest indication yet that either Franco Colapinto or Paul Aron will take the second seat at the team in 2026.

Matt Youson takes a look at the different pit stop and tyre options that are available to the teams in the Italian Grand Prix in Baku.

Chris Medland picks out five key things to keep an eye on when the lights go out on race day in Baku.

Liam Lawson achieved the best Qualifying result of his Formula 1 career ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he capitalised on the chaos of the session to take third position.

The drivers and teams report back on final practice and Qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from Baku.

Baku threw up a frantic Qualifying session featuring a record six red flags. But through it all, Max Verstappen emerged as comfortably quickest, grabbing his sixth pole position of the season. The top 10 was mixed behind him though, with plenty to talk about after a very entertaining session. Here are the best facts and stats from the Baku City Circuit…

Despite just missing out on pole position, Carlos Sainz was over the moon with his Qualifying performance in Baku for Williams.

Dino Beganovic was in supreme form around the Baku City Circuit, controlling the Formula 2 Sprint Race from start to finish for his first win in the championship.

Esteban Ocon has been disqualified from Saturday’s Qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after it was deemed that his Haas car had breached F1’s Technical Regulations.

Max Verstappen has offered his verdict on a thrilling and incident-packed Qualifying session after claiming pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton has described his “big shock” at dropping out in the Q2 phase during Saturday’s Qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, believing that he had the pace to “fight for the top three”.

Max Verstappen underlined his greatness once more by pulling a lap out of the bag to claim pole position at the end of a red flag-filled Qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri intends to “claw back” positions in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after suffering his worst Qualifying performance of the season, hitting the wall in an incident-filled session.

Max Verstappen took pole position in a remarkable Qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with a wealth of drivers falling victim to the narrow Baku streets throughout the session.