The 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix got off to a shocking start as championship leader Kimi Antonelli crashed in Q1, with the damage to this Mercedes being too much to repair, the Italian started the race from 16th. Teammate George Russell took pole by eight tenths of a second, the largest dry pole margin in over two decades. Russell didn't put a foot wrong in the race either, recording a grand slam and reducing the gap at the top of the championship, despite a late charge from Max Verstappen in the Red Bull. Verstappen's teammate Isack Hadjar completed the podium in 3rd, recording the team's first double podium finish since 2024. Franco Colapinto triggered a multi-car collision at the first safety car restart, the result of Alex Albon's DNF. The Alpine driver took both his teammate Pierre Gasly & Lando Norris out of the race, and will face a five place grid penalty next time out in Malaysia. Arvid Lindblad came home in 7th after a photo finish with Esteban Ocon, despite also taking out his teammate Liam Lawson at the same restart. Bearman ensured that Haas secured a double points finish after all of the carnage, and Carlos Sainz showed the potential of the new Williams car, rounding out the points in 10th.
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Q1 - Antonelli Crashes Out 0:00
Q3 - Norris Radio 4:25
Q3 - Piastri Sets Provisional Pole 5:03
Q3 - Russell Sets Provisional Pole 7:20
Q3 - Colapinto Goes Off Track 10:37
Q3 - Russell Takes Pole 11:02
Q3 - Norris Goes Off Track 15:30
Race Start 16:55
Lap 2 - Verstappen Overtakes Hamilton 18:36
Lap 2 - Hadjar Overtakes Norris 19:10
Lap 3 - Verstappen Overtakes Norris 19:39
Lap 4 - Hadjar Overtakes Leclerc 20:05
Lap 4 - Verstappen Overtakes Leclerc 21:00
Lap 7 - Hadjar Lets Verstappen Past 21:51
Lap 16 - Hamilton vs Norris 22:30
Lap 17 - Hadjar Radio 23:28
Lap 17 - Hamilton Overtakes Norris 23:39
Lap 30 - Norris Goes Off Track 24:02
Lap 31 - Albon DNF 25:30
Lap 31 - Safety Car Deployed 26:00
Lap 32 - Albon DNF Replay 26:58
Lap 36 - Safety Car Restart Crash 27:58
Lap 37 - Safety Car Restart Crash Replay 31:31
Lap 37 - Colapinto Onboard Replay 32:27
Lap 37 - Antonelli Onboard Replay 32:44
Lap 37 - Lindblad Onboard Replay 33:08
Lap 37 - Lawson Radio 33:32
Lap 37 - Ocon Onboard Replay 33:53
Lap 38 - Safety Car Restart 34:57
Lap 40 - Piastri Goes Off Track 36:05
Lap 43 - Antonelli Overtakes Hamilton 38:24
Lap 46 - Verstappen vs Russell 38:47
Lap 51 - Bottas Crashes Out 39:32
Lap 51 - Verstappen vs Russell to the Line 39:54
Lap 51 - Russell Wins 41:20
Lap 51 - Lindblad vs Ocon Photo Finish 42:08
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