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George Russell secured his third victory of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship season with a hard-fought win in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, holding off Max Verstappen by just 0.196 seconds after a late-race battle around the Baku City Circuit. The Mercedes driver converted pole position into victory despite two closely linked Safety Car […]

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)3 – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull Racing)   TRACK INTERVIEWS  (Conducted by Timo Glock)    Q: George, we see that big smile back on your face. That tells it all. I mean, it looked like an easy Saturday drive through Baku, but it got really spicy at the end. […]

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in Free Practice 3 for the 2026 FIA Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix, denying George Russell a clean sweep of the practice sessions at the Baku City Circuit The Red Bull driver posted a 1:43.922 in the closing stages of the hour-long session to finish 0.099s clear of Russell, […]

George Russell claimed his fifth pole position of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship with a commanding performance in Qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.837s. What initially looked like a four-team battle between Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull ultimately became a one-man show in Q3, as Russell […]

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 3 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)  PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Alex Brundle)  Q: George Russell, an absolutely thrilling lap. A gap of eight tenths of a second. Mr Saturday returns on Friday. That was a pretty special one, wasn’t it? George RUSSELL: Yeah, it’s been a while. It’s been […]

George Russell set the pace in a disrupted opening Free Practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver edging Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.4s around the Baku City Circuit. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli had earlier set the benchmark but saw his session cut short when […]

George Russell completed a Friday clean sweep at the Baku City Circuit as he set the pace in Free Practice 2 for the 2026 FIA Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix, leading Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli in a session disrupted by a red flag for Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad. Russell’s best lap of 1:43.347s put […]

Mattia BINOTTO (Audi), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas), Laurent MEKIES (Red Bull Racing) Q: Laurent, if we could perhaps start with you and Isack Hadjar, who’s had a very good week. Not only is he back in the cockpit here in Baku, he has also got a new contract for 2027 as well. Let’s talk about the […]

PART ONE – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull Racing), Charles LECLERC (Ferrari), Alex ALBON (Williams)   Q: Isack, if we could start with you. It’s great to have you back with us. You’re back racing this weekend. You have a new contract in your back pocket for 2027 as well. Today must feel like a very […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Wednesday, 23 September 1330hrs  1400hrs Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)Alex Albon (Williams) Sergio Pérez (Cadillac)Oscar Piastri (McLaren)George Russell (Mercedes) Thursday, 24 September 1430hrs Mattia Binotto (Audi)Ayao Komatsu (Haas)Laurent Mekies (Red Bull) Friday, 25 September Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Saturday, 26 September Post-Race First three finishing drivers

The following is an overview of the key discussion points:   2026 Regulatory changes Minor changes to the 2026 Sporting and Financial Regulations were agreed.  2027 Regulatory changes In line with the refinements to the Power Unit regulations to be introduced in 2027 on fuel flow, a reduction in the total race distance from 305km to 290km […]