Max Verstappen looked like a serious threat to George Russell's pole bid at the start of qualifying on Friday in Baku.

Here's our recap in pictures of Friday's action at the Azerbaijan GP, round 15 of the 2026 F1 World Championship.

Carlos Sainz’s promising qualifying effort in Baku has been dented by a five-place grid penalty for Saturday's Azerbaijan GP.

George Russell could hardly have asked for a better way to seize the spotlight in Baku during qualifying on Friday.

Kimi Antonelli has given himself a brutally honest assessment after throwing away a potentially strong Azerbaijan GP ...

Max Verstappen sprung a surprise in the final minutes of Azerbaijan GP practice, edging George Russell in a closely contested ...

Christian Horner just revealed the one team that could tempt him back without the ownership stake he previously insisted was essential.

Cadillac has wasted little time reinforcing its technical team, with the new F1 outfit bringing in a trio of heavyweight ...

Williams arrived in Baku questioning whether its heavily revised FW48 can finally begin to drag the team back towards the ...

Flavio Briatore has drawn a very clear line under the increasingly ugly fallout from Alpine’s Spanish Grand Prix clash.

Check out our recap in pictures of the day’s action at the Azerbaijan GP, round 15 of the 2026 F1 World Championship.

Lewis Hamilton has pointed the finger at F1’s energy-management constraints to justify his near run-in with Liam Lawson in FP2 in Baku.