Red Bull's race at the Baku City Street Circuit could not have gone much better for either driver, with Max Verstappen crossing the line in first, while Yuki Tsunoda put in a great performance of his own.
BBC Sport's Andrew Benson assesses Christian Horner's £52m severance deal with Red Bull and how it will reflect on the team and their former F1 supremo.
Red Bull Racing has finalized an agreement on the contract termination for former team principal and CEO Christian Horner, freeing him up to return to F1.
Max Verstappen silenced critics following his sublime victory at the Azerbaijan GP. The win in Baku marked Verstappen’s fourth victory in the 2025 season, where his chances to win even a single race were slim.
Carlos Sainz' third-place finish in Baku was a great response to critics who had accused the Spanish driver of being past it since moving from Ferrari to Williams.
Ferrari had yet another nightmare of an outing at the Azerbaijan GP. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc could only finish in P8 and P9, especially after enduring a torrid time on the track.
From an investigation into his management to plummeting car performance, this is everything that preceded the departure of Red Bull boss Christian Horner Red Bull has confirmed that Christian Horner has now officially left the team after reaching a settlement agreement.
Max Verstappen shocked the paddock and achieved a stellar victory at the Azerbaijan GP despite looking slow at the beginning of the race weekend. Red Bull’s performance has seemed to improve after coming back from the summer break.
Red Bull has announced former Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has officially left the organization. The Briton was axed as team principal and
McLaren’s duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris delivered the team’s worst weekend of 2025 in Baku, bringing home just six points at round seventeen. On Piastri’s side of the garage, it was a disastrous weekend.
(GMM) Mercedes boss Toto Wolff (pictured with his F1 drivers) has moved to calm speculation over his 2026 lineup, with both George Russell and Kimi Antonelli yet to secure deals.
(GMM) Yuki Tsunoda (pictured) may have revived his chances of staying with Red Bull for 2026 after delivering what team boss Laurent Mekies called his “best race” since promotion.
Yuki Tsunoda secured his best result for Red Bull in Baku by taking 6th place – the best finish for a Verstappen teammate since COTA 2024. Of course, this was not the only impressive finish in the Red Bull set-up.
Carlos Sainz took an emotional first Williams podium in Baku to erase a frustrating maiden season with his new Formula 1 team As Ferrari's capture of Lewis Hamilton was announced ahead of the 2024 season, Carlos Sainz, the man he was about to replace, was left spending every race win or podium wondering if it would be his last.
Lando Norris suffered slow pitstops for consecutive races after further troubles with wheel guns at the Azerbaijan GP McLaren team boss Andrea Stella reckons his Formula 1 squad needs to improve its pitstop hardware after further struggles in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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 Oscar Piastri, as everyone knows by now, is not a man of many words.
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 He just knows it, doesn’t he?
Max Verstappen on Sunday won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to capture a win for the second consecutive race. George Russell finished second and Carlos Sainz was third.
Baku has produced yet another shock to the Formula 1 standings (and cooldown room) with a race result that truly marks a turn for the rebuilding Williams Team.
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One schedule through at least 2030. The organization announced the contract extension on Saturday.
The Drivers’ Championship is just heating up, and how McLaren balances ambition with fairness may define not only this weekend but the closing stages of the season.