Norris plays down missed opportunity in Baku
BAKU :Lando Norris denied missing a great chance to bank big points after championship-leading McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri crashed out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Verstappen on pole in Baku after Piastri and Leclerc crash
BAKU :Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday after McLaren's Formula One leader Oscar Piastri and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc crashed out of a qualifying session with a record six red flags.
Verstappen claims pole in chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying
BAKU: Max Verstappen grabbed his sixth pole position of the season for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a crash-marred qualifying session on the Baku street circuit Saturday. Red Bull’s reigning world champion edged Spaniard Carlos Sainz of Williams and New Zealander Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls in a chaotic session which saw seven crashes. World championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed in Q3 and will start from ninth on the grid, two places behind McLaren teammate Lando Norris. While the battle for pole position usually lasts an hour, this time it lasted almost two hours due to the time needed to remove the crashed cars, clean up debris scattered across the track, and repair crash barriers. There were three red flags in Q1, the first part of qualifying, following crashes by Thailand’s Alexander Albon (Williams), Germany’s Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber), and Argentina’s Franco Colapinto (Alpine). Then there was an interruption in Q2 when Britain’s Oliver Bearman (Haas) went off the track, and finally two in Q3 following the violent crashes of Monaco’s Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Australia’s Piastri. Norris failed to seize the opportunity offered to him by Piastri, finishing only seventh after a mistake on his only flying lap in Q3. The Briton will therefore start only two places ahead of his teammate, who has a 31-point lead over him at the top of the world championship.
Norris fastest in final Baku practice
BAKU :McLaren's Formula One title contender Lando Norris bounced back from his Friday crash to lap fastest in final practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday.
F1 could see more teams appealing after Williams decision
BAKU : More teams could be encouraged to appeal stewards' decisions after Williams' rare success in overturning Carlos Sainz's Dutch Grand Prix penalty points, Racing Bulls' principal Alan Permane said on Friday.
Norris leads Piastri in red-flagged first Baku practice
BAKU : McLaren's Lando Norris was fastest in a red-flagged first practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday with championship-leading teammate Oscar Piastri second after suffering a power unit problem on his opening lap.
Isack Hadjar on Red Bull rumors: ‘I didn’t sign anything’
BAKU: Isack Hadjar downplayed rumors that he is set to replace Yuki Tsunoda in the second Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen in 2026, saying “I didn’t sign anything.” Tsunoda has struggled to consistently generate points since being promoted to the main team ahead of the third race of the season, and enters this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix with just 12 . Meanwhile, the 20-year-old Hadjar has recovered from a crash in his first race in Australia to produce 38 points for the junior team. With Tsunoda currently 19th place in the driver’s standings and Hadjar in ninth, speculation has been rampant that the young Frenchman is set to be Red Bull’s next attempt to find a consistent points producer alongside Verstappen. Telling reporters this week that he “couldn’t care less” about the rumors, Hadjar added, “I think it’s very funny.
Dutch GP stewards cancel penalty points handed to Sainz
Dutch Grand Prix stewards have cancelled two penalty points handed to Williams driver Carlos Sainz after the Formula One team successfully sought to have the original decision overturned.