Overview

• Max Verstappen delivered a grand slam in Azerbaijan with pole, fastest lap and every lap led for his second straight victory.
• Oscar Piastri crashed in Q3 and on lap one after a false start, ending a 34‑race points streak and leaving Lando Norris only seventh.
• Verstappen is now 69 points behind Piastri and 44 behind Norris, keeping an outside title chance alive heading into the final seven rounds.
• A record six red flags in qualifying underscored Baku’s volatility, with setbacks for frontrunners reshaping the weekend’s order.
• Carlos Sainz finished third to secure Williams’ first podium since 2021, as Singapore next offers an early gauge of Red Bull’s renewed pace.