Oscar Piastri, Franco Colapinto avoid F1 Azerbaijan GP pitlane starts

British Touring Car Championship wins record holder Jason Plato plans to return to the series in 2026 as a team owner.The 57-year-old, who won 97 BTCC races over a 26-year span in the series spanning 1997 to 2022, is planning a two-car team to be known as Jason Plato Motorsport.Hard details are thin on the ground, with Plato refusing to divulge any information on manufacturer, who will be ...Keep reading

Ex-Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes MotoGP will retain its originality under new owner Liberty Media rather than adopting Formula 1’s template.In July, Liberty Media completed its takeover of MotoGP, becoming the majority shareholder in series promoter Dorna Sports after a prolonged regulatory process.With Liberty having also acquired F1 in 2017, the American media ...Keep reading

Live text commentary for the 2025 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku

Ex-Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes MotoGP will retain its originality under new owner Liberty Media rather than adopting Formula 1’s template.In July, Liberty Media completed its takeover of MotoGP, becoming the majority shareholder in series promoter Dorna Sports after a prolonged regulatory process.With Liberty having also acquired F1 in 2017, the American media ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has been “driving erratically” all weekend, according to 1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve

Gigi Dall’Igna talks Pirelli tyre switch for MotoGP in 2027

Information below on how to watch 2025 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, including timings and schedule

Although Pirelli has gone a step softer in its tyre allocation for Azerbaijan this year, in the hope of steering teams away from defaulting to a one-stop strategy, actually this has had the opposite effect.The C5 which was the unfancied soft last year is now the medium, with the new C6 becoming the softest option. But since the difference in lap time between the two compounds is so small – ...Keep reading

Formula 1 qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix turned into crashfest with many red flags, but Andrea Kimi Antonelli kept his cool with a surprisingly good qualifying performance.After a tough European leg, the young Italian secured fourth place on the Baku grid – a welcome boost to his confidence.“The pace has been strong the whole weekend, and definitely the biggest difference has ...Keep reading

After crashing in qualifying for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Franco Colapinto revealed that he would rather be fast around a race track and “have a little crash” than have a clean, slow lap in his Alpine F1 car.  The Argentine was on a flying lap in Q1 at the Baku street circuit, which he says was “three tenths up after three corners”. However, at Turn 4 he encountered ...Keep reading

Formula 1 qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix turned into crashfest with many red flags, but Andrea Kimi Antonelli kept his cool with a surprisingly good qualifying performance.After a tough European leg, the young Italian secured fourth place on the Baku grid – a welcome boost to his confidence.“The pace has been strong the whole weekend, and definitely the biggest difference has ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri and Franco Colapinto have both undergone chassis changes after their qualifying crashes at the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but neither driver will need to start the race from the pitlane.Both McLaren and Alpine managed to complete the rebuild of their respective cars within the time allowed in the parc ferme rules, and apply the same set-up parameters, meaning neither driver ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar was filled with rage after qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a mistake from the Formula 1 rookie cost him a top-three finish.The Racing Bulls driver will start eighth for Sunday’s grand prix in Baku, while team-mate Liam Lawson is third behind polesitter Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz.But Hadjar could easily have been up there. Red-flag stoppages meant only three ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar was filled with rage after qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a mistake from the Formula 1 rookie cost him a top-three finish.The Racing Bulls driver will start eighth for Sunday’s grand prix in Baku, while team-mate Liam Lawson is third behind polesitter Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz.But Hadjar could easily have been up there. Red-flag stoppages meant only three ...Keep reading

Johann Zarco on why Manu Gonzalez can only benefit from staying in Moto2

Can Liam Lawson covert P3 on the grid in Azerbaijan into a podium finish?

Jorge Martin is continuing to learn the Aprilia MotoGP bike in 2025

Mechanics and TV schedulers alike were aghast at the sheer number of incidents in Formula 1 qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Six wall impacts hard enough to bring out the red flags, plus more incidents dealt with under local yellows, meant more work in the garage – and a session which didn't finish until almost an hour later than scheduled. As a street track, Baku is always likely ...Keep reading