2026 Formula 1 Azerbaijan GP
F1 Azerbaijan GP: Follow FP1 in Baku with live timing
Keep in touch with F1's first practice session of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend
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"I have some weird pulling to the right, even when driving straight," Verstappen reports, similar to the issue Hadjar had.
Leclerc posts a 1m49.025s. Hard tyres for everyone at the moment, bar the McLarens. The expectation is for softs and mediums to be run in the race.
Leclerc sets a 1m54.395s, but the timings very quickly come down - Verstappen does a 1m49.202s, Norris half a second after losing time in the final sector. He's got the new updates on his car.
"Crazy pulling on the brakes," Hadjar reports, and he was very visibly having to make some adjustments at the wheel to ensure the car could keep facing the right way. "I almost shunted in the wall."
Lindblad's got the aero rakes on to help conduct some aero testing - he's got Liam Lawson back as his team-mate this weekend.
Piastri also reporting some "unbelievable" brake vibration.
FP1 is go!
Lindblad hits the road, followed by Bortoleto and Leclerc. Lots of drivers wanting to go early to help sweep the track.
Updates for Baku
Quite a lot of new bits around the grid, McLaren has new sidepods, a new floor edge, and revised diffuser. Red Bull has opted for a similar strategy with new floor, diffuser, and lower sidepods.
Williams has its floor updates, plus a lighter chassis, while Audi has a new front-end, updated floor, revised suspension fairings, and a new rear wing assembly.
McLaren MCL40 technical detail
Photo by: Benjamin Vinel
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Back to Baku
Good morning everyone! Thanks for joining our live feed for F1-as-it-happens - and it's the turn of Baku's Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the season now moves into the flyaway rounds. It's our first stop of a triple-header, as we'll be going to Malaysia and then Singapore next.
Baku aerial view
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