McLaren F1 boss ‘completely happy’ with Lando Norris’s race in Azerbaijan Norris started and finished seventh on a weekend where title rival Oscar Piastri crashed out The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025
Who slept worst last night: Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri had an uncustomary poor weekend in Baku, and now needs to bounce back in Singapore for his championship bid not to unravel – with Max Verstappen still a plausible threat Motorsport · Sep 22, 2025
Who slept best last night: Max Verstappen By winning back-to-back races for the first time since last summer, Max Verstappen has the paddock wondering whether he still has a shot at this year’s title Motorsport · Sep 22, 2025
Lando Norris defiant after failing to take advantage of Piastri’s Azerbaijan crash Lando Norris said after finishing seventh in Baku after Oscar Piastri’s first-lap exit: ‘I’m doing the best I can. I don’t really care how people look at it’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2025
After Baku brilliance, here's why Singapore GP is key for Max Verstappen's F1 title hopes Max Verstappen has won the last two grands prix and has thus closed the gap on the previously dominant McLaren drivers Motorsport · Sep 21, 2025
Why Singapore GP is key for Verstappen's F1 2025 title hopes Max Verstappen has won the last two grands prix and has thus closed the gap on the previously dominant McLaren drivers Autosport · Sep 21, 2025
Winners and losers from F1's mixed-up Azerbaijan Grand Prix An inevitable winner, a surprise podium finisher and an off-colour weekend for Formula 1's leading pair - a chaotic visit to Baku proved a weekend of opportunities, which some drivers let slip and others grabbed with both hands Motorsport · Sep 21, 2025
George Russell reveals he was close to pulling out of Azerbaijan GP after illness The Mercedes driver was struggling with an infection throughout the weekend but finished second The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2025
Lando Norris reacts to missed opportunity in Azerbaijan: ‘I’m doing the best I can’ While title rival Oscar Piastri crashed out on lap one, Norris could only close the gap by six points The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2025
Piastri crashes out in Baku to end calamitous weekend Oscar Piastri has crashed out in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix won by Max Verstappen -- but Lando Norris failed to make his teammate pay, finishing only seventh. AAP · Sep 21, 2025
Lando Norris on missed opportunity in Baku: "I don't really care how people look at it" Lando Norris finished seventh in the Azerbaijan GP, meaning he only gained six points on title rival Oscar Piastri, who crashed out Motorsport · Sep 21, 2025
James Allen: Smooth operators tame Baku’s turbulent conditions James Allen assesses the Azerbaijan GP, as McLaren's grip on the competitive order slipped and a slightly different cast of characters stepped up to excel Autosport · Sep 21, 2025
Verstappen wins F1 Azerbaijan GP while Norris struggles after Piastri crash Oscar Piastri, the title race leader, crashed out on the first lap in Baku but Lando Norris could finish only seventh as Max Verstappen led from pole to flag The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2025
F1 Azerbaijan GP: Five quick takeaways Max Verstappen won in Baku ahead of George Russell and Carlos Sainz, as championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed out while title rival Lando Norris finished off the podium Motorsport · Sep 21, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2025 Verstappen wins in Azerbaijan after Piastri crashes out on bad day for McLaren: Formula One – as it happened Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and made ground on both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with the latter crashing on the first lap
Autosport · Sep 21, 2025 Antonelli opens up after Baku quali: The mental effect of seeing other F1 drivers crash Andrea Kimi Antonelli admits crashes from other F1 drivers can have a mental effect on him; at times the Mercedes rookie prefers not to watch, lest he push less on his next run
Motorsport · Sep 21, 2025 Franco Colapinto would rather “have a little crash” than slow down The Alpine driver crashed in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which means he will start the race in 16th
Motorsport · Sep 21, 2025 Why Kimi Antonelli refrained from looking at crashed F1 cars during Baku qualifying Andrea Kimi Antonelli toont zich openhartig o
Motorsport · Sep 21, 2025 Isack Hadjar "pissed off" by throwing away P3 in qualifying in Baku Hadjar will start eighth in Baku but could have been on the front row if it weren't for a mistake in the final sector
Autosport · Sep 21, 2025 What changed to cause so many red flags in F1 Azerbaijan GP qualifying? Six red flags was a new Formula 1 record in Azerbaijan GP qualifying – and it wasn't because of a collective failure of driver skill
Autosport · Sep 21, 2025 Verstappen wants Pirelli talk after Baku F1 qualifying: ‘They should leave the C6 tyre at home’ Max Verstappen says he wants a conversation with Pirelli about the C6 tyre, insisting the softest compound doesn’t work anywhere and should no longer be used in F1
Motorsport · Sep 21, 2025 Max Verstappen laughs after Baku F1 pole: ‘I was pissed I couldn’t watch my GT3 drivers win’ Max Verstappen joked he was “pissed” as the chaotic F1 qualifying in Baku kept him from watching his GT3 drivers race in Valencia
Autosport · Sep 21, 2025 Verstappen was “pissed” during F1 qualifying, missing his GT3 drivers’ victory Max Verstappen joked he was “pissed” as the chaotic F1 qualifying in Baku kept him from watching his GT3 drivers race in Valencia. In the end, it turned into double success for the Dutchman
Autosport · Sep 20, 2025 Analysis: How Verstappen adapted to Baku's changing conditions to beat Sainz to F1 pole While Carlos Sainz had hoped his Azerbaijan GP provisional pole lap would hold out, Max Verstappen eclipsed his old adversary for pole. Here's where the Dutchman found the time
Motorsport · Sep 20, 2025 Azerbaijan GP qualifying broke the F1 red flag record, here’s how Difficult conditions and driver errors created a chaotic qualifying session in Baku, which led to a new record for the most red flags in Formula 1 qualifying