Overview

• Lando Norris and George Russell were seen struggling to hold back laughter during Azerbaijan’s national anthem on the grid.
• Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were also caught smiling at the spirited singing.
• Lewis Hamilton took out his phone to record the moment, which quickly spread across social media.
• Fans widely praised the child’s enthusiasm as multiple videos of the pre-race scene drew heavy engagement.
• Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole with Russell second and Sainz third, while reports of Oscar Piastri’s early retirement were not consistently corroborated.