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Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 - Race Weekend Discussion

Posted by JCPhoenix (edited )
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Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit
September 19-21, 2025

Qualifying Results -- SPOILER
POS. NO. DRIVER TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 LAPS
1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:41.331 1:41.255 1:41.117 23
2 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:42.635 1:41.675 1:41.595 23
3 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:42.257 1:41.537 1:41.707 26
4 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:42.247 1:41.464 1:41.717 21
5 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:41.646 1:41.455 1:42.070 22
6 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 1:42.347 1:41.788 1:42.143 23
7 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:41.322 1:41.396 1:42.239 21
8 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1:41.656 1:41.647 1:42.372 25
9 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:41.839 1:41.414 DNF 18
10 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:41.458 1:41.519 DNF 19
11 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:42.211 1:41.857 18
12 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:41.821 1:42.183 17
13 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber 1:42.511 1:42.277 16
14 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:42.101 1:43.061 16
15 87 Oliver Bearman Haas 1:42.666 DNF 11
16 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:42.779 8
17 27 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber 1:42.916 8
18 31 Esteban Ocon Haas 1:43.004 9
19 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:43.139 8
20 23 Alexander Albon Williams 1:43.778 4

Source: F1.com

Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
POS. NO. DRIVER TEAM LAPS TIME / RETIRED PTS.
1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 51 1:33:26.408 25
2 63 George Russell Mercedes 51 +14.609s 18
3 55 Carlos Sainz Williams 51 +19.199s 15
4 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 51 +21.760s 12
5 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 51 +33.290s 10
6 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 51 +33.808s 8
7 4 Lando Norris McLaren 51 +34.227s 6
8 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 51 +36.310s 4
9 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 51 +36.774s 2
10 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 51 +38.982s 1
11 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber 51 +67.606s 0
12 87 Oliver Bearman Haas 51 +68.262s 0
13 23 Alexander Albon Williams 51 +72.870s 0
14 31 Esteban Ocon Haas 51 +77.580s 0
15 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 51 +78.707s 0
16 27 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber 51 +80.237s 0
17 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 51 +96.392s 0
18 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 50 +1 lap 0
19 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine 50 +1 lap 0
NC 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 0 DNF 0

Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen // 1:43.388 (Lap 50)
DOTD: Carlos Sainz

Source: F1.com

Next race:

Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Street Circuit
October 3-5, 2025

6 comments

  1. JCPhoenix
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    This is probably the most chaotic Quali session I've seen since I've started watching in 2021. Strong winds were messing with everyone. There was like 3 red flags in Q1. Then both Alpine drivers...

    This is probably the most chaotic Quali session I've seen since I've started watching in 2021. Strong winds were messing with everyone. There was like 3 red flags in Q1. Then both Alpine drivers having separate incidents, at the same turn, one right after another in Q2, to end the session with a red flag. Then another red flag in Q3 for Charles into the wall. And then Oscar getting his own red flag for hitting the barriers! Think F1TV commentators said this was the most red flags, 6 of them, in a quali session in at a decade. Maybe ever. Then there was the passing rain. Twice!

    Which led to Lawson starting tomorrow P3 (!), Sainz P2 (!!), and the inevitable Max as P1 (not as surprising, lol).

    Hopefully tomorrow's race is just as interesting!

    5 votes
  2. Min58Out
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    I think I'd rather be Piastri than Lando today. Going out with one big move is way less painful than watching yourself stuck behind a Racing Bull. Good on Sainz for holding that podium and bummer...

    I think I'd rather be Piastri than Lando today. Going out with one big move is way less painful than watching yourself stuck behind a Racing Bull.

    Good on Sainz for holding that podium and bummer that Ocon's back to back pit didn't pay off. We love a desperate play.

    4 votes
  3. JCPhoenix
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    Talk about a McLaren collapse. Certainly more so on Oscar than Lando. Oscar didn't get off the line at the start, or rather had a false start, triggered anti-stall, and fell all the way to P20....

    Talk about a McLaren collapse. Certainly more so on Oscar than Lando. Oscar didn't get off the line at the start, or rather had a false start, triggered anti-stall, and fell all the way to P20. Then like two corners later, was into the wall to end his race before Lap 1 even finished. Just...wow. Guess even guys who have nerves of steel occasionally have their nerves get the better of them.

    On the other side of the garage, Lando completed the race cleanly, but it's not like he was really able to convert Oscar's misfortunes to his own fortunes. Another slow pitstop didn't help. In the end, he only closed the gap to Oscar by 6pts since Lando only finished P7. That's less than a P1-P2 finish that these two have often found themselves in.

    Though at least Oscar gave us this. And this. Thanks, Oscar.

    3 votes
  4. [3]
    tomf
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    I didn't do very well in my pool this week. Max Verstappen - 1st (+2), Fastest Lap (+1) Carlos Sainz - 1st F1.5 (+1) Pit prediction -- 2.10 was my pick and it was a 2.14. I wish the cars were...

    I didn't do very well in my pool this week.

    • Max Verstappen - 1st (+2), Fastest Lap (+1)
    • Carlos Sainz - 1st F1.5 (+1)
    • Pit prediction -- 2.10 was my pick and it was a 2.14.

    I wish the cars were smaller.

    edit: so I watched later and a bunch of dudes said it was a boring race. I decided to watch it at 1.5x and it was great!

    2 votes
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      JCPhoenix
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      Haha, I love that watching it 1.5x made it better. I do agree that it was kinda boring. It wasn't the most boring race ever, but definitely didn't have the surprises I was expecting. I mean, Oscar...

      Haha, I love that watching it 1.5x made it better. I do agree that it was kinda boring. It wasn't the most boring race ever, but definitely didn't have the surprises I was expecting. I mean, Oscar crashing out in Lap 1 unexpected. But that was it.

      I'm not wanting people to crash out. But also...like once things got settled in, that was that. As usual. Yeah there were some small battles here and there, but as you mention, because the cars aren't small enough, it's so difficult for cars to pass each other. Then that's compounded by the narrow streets of Baku.

      Hopefully next year's slightly smaller cars improve racing, but I'm not super confident that it'll change that drastically. I hope I'm proved wrong though.

      3 votes
      1. tomf
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        the looming rain that never came would have been better... but this does kind of bring Max into a position where he could take the WDC. If Max gets another, it'll put Lando in a tough spot where...

        the looming rain that never came would have been better... but this does kind of bring Max into a position where he could take the WDC.

        If Max gets another, it'll put Lando in a tough spot where he's close but not close enough and there's a good chance he'll have to help out Oscar here and there to get a win and defend against Max. Its a no-win, really.

        The F2 race was really clean but also not crazy thrilling or anything. Maybe we need Bernie's sprinklers after-all.

        For any snoozer races, I'm definitely doing 1.5x now. Seeing the cars hit ~450+ on the straights!!! thrill-a-minute! :)

        2 votes