Overview

• Liam Lawson delivered a career-best fifth in Azerbaijan after qualifying third and fending off a late train led by Yuki Tsunoda.
• Yuki Tsunoda qualified and finished sixth in Baku, his strongest Red Bull weekend this year, running the latest floor specification.
• Helmut Marko credited a 'different approach' with increased coaching and car setup tailored to Tsunoda for the improvement.
• Autosport reports Isack Hadjar still looks likely for promotion to the senior team, but Red Bull will not finalise 2026 line-ups before late October.
• Lawson is fighting to keep his Racing Bulls seat in a three-into-two squeeze with Tsunoda and prospect Arvid Lindblad, as pundits such as Jamie Chadwick praise his Baku drive.