Overview

• Starting 16th, Franco Colapinto made early gains into the low-to-mid teens in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
• Oscar Piastri crashed on the opening lap, triggering a safety car and exiting the race as championship leader.
• Alex Albon clipped Colapinto around lap 19, sending the Alpine toward the back after the Argentine’s early progress.
• Alpine confirmed before lights out that Colapinto’s A525 carried a spare chassis and gearbox, with no power-unit change and no sanction.
• A chaotic qualifying with six red flags set the grid, with Max Verstappen on pole and coverage available via Fox Sports/Disney+ in Latin America and DAZN F1/Movistar Plus+ in Spain.