Overview
- Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of George Russell, with Carlos Sainz securing third for Williams in the team’s first regular Grand Prix podium since 2017.
- Ferrari told Lewis Hamilton to re-yield to Charles Leclerc on the final lap, but he finished 0.464 seconds ahead; Hamilton said he received the call late and will apologize.
- Toto Wolff revealed Mercedes almost put reserve Valtteri Bottas in Russell’s car due to Russell’s illness, as Russell finished P2 and Kimi Antonelli took P4 after a restart scare was handled by strategy.
- Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson finished fifth while Isack Hadjar slipped to tenth after losing momentum over the Turn 16 kerb post-restart and after a similar qualifying error, with a pre-race hydraulic issue fixed before lights out.
- Red Bull has not decided its 2026 lineup, and Helmut Marko indicated a call on Hadjar’s prospects is likely near the end of October.