Summary

Piastri wins under safety car after late crash between Sainz and Perez
Piastri took P1 from Ferrari polesitter Leclerc mid-race
Norris battles up from 15th on grid to finish ahead of struggling Verstappen
Tsunoda, Stroll out
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Piastri wins as Norris gains on Verstappen in Azerbaijanpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 15 September
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent
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Lando Norris drove an extraordinary race to catch and pass title rival Max Verstappen as his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri won an engrossing Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The race ended under a virtual safety car after a crash between Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who collided while disputing third place with two laps to go.
Piastri pulled off an audacious pass on Charles Leclerc, who had led from pole position, to take the lead shortly after both had made their only pit stop for fresh tyres and held on for the rest of the race under immense pressure from the Ferrari.
And Norris fought back after his late pit stop, having started on the hard tyre while the leaders chose mediums, to pass Verstappen with three laps to go.
He took fourth place, promoted from sixth by the Perez-Sainz crash, one ahead of Verstappen.
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Goodbyepublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 15 September
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There's new leader in town in the constructors' championship.
After nearly two years, Red Bull are no longer top dogs: it's McLaren's title to lose now.
The team will be celebrating tonight thanks to a fantastic win from P2 for Oscar Piastri and superb recovery driver for Lando Norris to finish in fourth place.
It wasn't meant to be for Charles Leclerc, however; the Ferrari man's wait to convert an Azerbaijan Grand Prix pole into a race victory goes on.
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F1 Q&A: Send us your questionspublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 15 September
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With a fierce battle for the race victory throughout and a dramatic crash to end proceedings in Baku, there are lots of questions you can ask BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson after that one.
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Postpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 15 September
This won't be a huge surprise, but Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez have been summoned to the stewards as a result of that lap-50 coming together as the two drivers were going toe-to-toe for that final podium place.
Perez certainly felt aggrieved by the Spaniard's move, while Sainz seemed more confused as to what had happened.
McLaren now lead the waypublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 15 September
Red Bull have had to surrender their title advantage in the constructors' battle to McLaren and if the remaining races don't pick up, they could feel the heat from Ferrari in third, who are 31 points behind.
1. McLaren - 476
2. Red Bull - 456
3. Ferrari - 425
4. Mercedes - 309
5. Aston martin - 82
6. RB - 34
7. Haas - 29
8. Williams - 16
9. Alpine - 13
10. Sauber - 0
Verstappen remains on toppublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 15 September
The fifth-placed finish hasn't dented Max Verstappen's title bid too much, as the Dutchman is still ahead of Lando Norris by 59 points.
However, Norris is under pressure from Charles Leclerc in third, with the McLaren driver's advantage just 19 points over the Ferrari man.
For race winner Oscar Piastri, his superb scoring run continues and now he trails Leclerc by only 13 points.
1. Max Verstapen - 313
2. Lando Norris - 254
3. Charles Leclerc - 235
4. Oscar Piastri - 222
5. Carlos Sainz - 184
6. Lewis Hamilton - 166
7. George Russell - 143
8. Sergio Perez - 143
9. Fernando Alonso - 58
10. Lance Stroll - 24
'We have a lot of work to do' - Russellpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 15 September
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George Russell finishes in third for Mercedes, he said: “I am surprised [to be on the podium], I’m glad to see Carlos and Checo were ok but there was so much hard work from everyone in the team. There were engine changes in my team, engine changes for Lewis, so much going on and everyone working so hard.
“We had a really bad start of the race and I was dropping off a lot, but on the hard tyre I think we were one of the quickest out there and I think that was great. I got past Max and that is an added bonus to standing on the podium.”
On the most difficult moment of the race, he added: “Driving full gas into a wall of carbon fibre on the penultimate lap. That was crazy, the sun was coming down and you couldn’t see anything. I was shocked the safety car or virtual safety car didn’t come out sooner.”
On the next races, he said: “We’ve got to be realistic, we should have finished fifth today, that was the true result. With Lando’s qualifying yesterday he probably would have been up there as well so I don’t want to get carried away with ourselves with this podium. We have a lot of work to do and hopefully Singapore is a slightly better weekend.”
'I'll learn from it' - Leclercpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 15 September
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc who finished second in Baku after an intense battle with McLaren's Oscar Piastri: "I think as soon as we put the hard tyres on [when he realised he couldn't fight for P1].
"On the medium we were very competitive, and the car felt good. Unfortunately for me, we didn't do any high fuel running in FP1 and FP2. We went for a set up direction which in the race was a bit more difficult to manage. Especially on the hard tyres I was struggling to keep those rears and at the end I thought in one corner or two I could put it in the wall, it was very close.
"McLaren and Oscar have done an exceptional job and done better than us. A huge shame for Carlos on the last laps, hopefully everyone is OK and obviously not a great day for the team.
On the battle with Piastri: "It is enjoyable you've got many opportunities every lap. I think maybe McLaren had less downforce and in the straights they were very quick, in the corners we were a bit quicker. I couldn't get as close as I wanted and eventually we lost the race when I didn't defend as well as I could have at the end of the straight. Sometimes you make mistakes and I'll learn from it."
'Goes down as one of my better races of my career' - Piastripublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 15 September
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McLaren's Oscar Piastri takes his second race victory of the season, he said afterwards: “I tried at the start of the race to get in front and once I dropped out of DRS I didn’t have the race. After we stop I saw we were pretty close again, I felt like we had a little bit of extra grip and I had to go for it because knew that if I didn’t get past at the start of the stint that I was never going to get past.
“I went for a pretty big lunge and managed to pull it off and hang on for dear life for the next 35 laps. The last couple of laps when Leclerc dropped out of DRS were a little bit more relaxing but there’s no such thing as a relaxing lap around here so it was hard work. I think that definitely goes down as one of my better races of my career.”
On McLaren now leading the constructors’ championship, he added: “Considering where we started when I joined the team last year, we were literally last, and now we are leading the world championship. It’s full credit to the team and for the turnaround we’ve managed to have, first in terms of improving the car but also helping me improve as well.
"Results like this definitely weren’t possible 12 months ago for myself so it’s a massive team effort and I’m excited to see what the future holds.”
Champagne timepublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 15 September
The cooldown room chat was a mix of overtakes, potential moves with DRS, tyre life and shock at the final collision between Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez. All three drivers comment that the pair have not exactly been best friends this weekend, after an impeding incident earlier in the weekend.
Oscar Piastri gets to hear the Australian national anthem in celebration of his victory. Then it's time for him to get a face full of champagne, which the McLaren driver has previously said really hurts when it's sprayed in your eyes.
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McLaren lead constructors' championshippublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 15 September
The win for Oscar Piastri, plus a fourth place and fastest lap extra point for Lando Norris, has lifted McLaren above Red Bull in the constructors' championship.
The gap between McLaren and Red Bull after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is 20 points, with the Red Bull losing out heavily because of that crash for Sergio Perez.
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And the restpublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 15 September
11. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
12. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
13. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)
14. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)
15. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
16. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)
DNF. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
DNF. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
DNF. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
DNF. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
Top 10published at 13:50 British Summer Time 15 September
1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3. George Russell (Mercedes)
4. Lando Norris (McLaren)
5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
6. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
7. Alex Albon (Williams)
8. Franco Colapinto (Williams)
9. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
10. Ollie Bearman (Haas)
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Points for Bearmanpublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 15 September
Two subbing appearances, points scored at both grands prix. British teenager Ollie Bearman, in for the banned Kevin Magnussen at Haas this weekend, takes his championship tally to seven points with a P10 finish in Azerbaijan.
Piastri 'didn't put a foot wrong'published at 13:46 British Summer Time 15 September
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It was such a mature drive, from that point on when he overtook Leclerc it was stressful because he had his mirrors full of a Ferrari, a Red Bull and a second Ferrari as well all of the way through the second half of that race.
He had to defend, he had to be constantly worrying about where the attack was going to come from behind and he didn't put a foot wrong.
Postpublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 15 September
The celebrations are muted for Charles Leclerc with his Ferrari crew.
For McLaren, it's big huga all round for Oscar Piastri, while Lando Norris, who ends his day taking P4 after that collision, gets a load of handshakes from the team.
Postpublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 15 September
Ben Edwards
F1 commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It's McLarens first ever win in Baku, their first podium in Baku. This is McLarens fourth win of 2024 and it puts them ahead in the Constructors' Championship.
Double points for Williamspublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 15 September
Congratulations to Williams! With that late crash between Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez, both Franco Colapinto and Alex Albon have scored points in Azerbaijan.
Albon finishes P7 and newbie Colapinto, who has never driven the streets of Baku, ending his race in P8 where he started.
Postpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 15 September
Ben Edwards
F1 commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It was a fantastic performance from Oscar Piastri and he is on target to take victory as we are under the virtual safety car.
Postpublished at 13:39 British Summer Time 15 September
Piastri says it was "probably the most stressful afternoon of my life".

2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Baku City Circuit, 14 September 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:42.514	15
2	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:42.527	17
3	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:42.737	15
4	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:42.749	14
5	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:42.862	16
6	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:42.968	17
7	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:43.024	16
8	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:43.194	14
9	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	1:43.238	15
10	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:43.301	13
11	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:43.474	15
12	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:43.503	17
13	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:43.571	19
14	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:43.870	18
15	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:43.876	15
16	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:44.164	13
17	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:44.187	18
18	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:44.869	20
19	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	not available	1
20	Oliver Bearman	50	Haas	not available	2

Last updated 14th September 2024 at 11:57

Second Practice

Baku City Circuit, 13 September 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:43.484	20
2	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:43.490	23
3	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:43.550	22
4	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:43.950	25
5	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:43.983	25
6	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:44.029	24
7	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:44.093	24
8	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:44.475	24
9	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:44.536	16
10	Oliver Bearman	50	Haas	1:44.547	24
11	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:44.645	24
12	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:44.683	25
13	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:44.737	25
14	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	1:44.749	23
15	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:44.785	24
16	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:45.056	26
17	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:45.156	25
18	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:45.391	22
19	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	1:45.810	24
20	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:45.947	25

Last updated 13th September 2024 at 15:07

First Practice

Baku City Circuit, 13 September 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:45.546	21
2	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:45.859	19
3	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:45.922	17
4	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:46.027	18
5	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:46.173	21
6	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:46.282	18
7	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:46.452	19
8	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:46.516	18
9	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:46.608	11
10	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:46.687	23
11	Oliver Bearman	50	Haas	1:46.973	23
12	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:47.135	20
13	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:47.184	15
14	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:47.640	18
15	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:47.708	21
16	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	1:47.901	12
17	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:47.955	17
18	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:48.712	21
19	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:49.052	19
20	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	not available	3

Last updated 13th September 2024 at 11:38

Qualification

Baku City Circuit, 14 September 2024

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 3	Qualifying 3	Time
1	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	fastest lap 1:42.775	fastest lap 1:42.775	1:42.056	1:42.056	fastest lap 1:41.365	fastest lap 1:41.365	Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:41.365
2	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:43.033	1:43.033	1:42.598	1:42.598	1:41.686	1:41.686	Qualifying 3, 1:41.686
3	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:43.357	1:43.357	1:42.503	1:42.503	1:41.805	1:41.805	Qualifying 3, 1:41.805
4	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:43.213	1:43.213	1:42.263	1:42.263	1:41.813	1:41.813	Qualifying 3, 1:41.813
5	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:43.139	1:43.139	1:42.329	1:42.329	1:41.874	1:41.874	Qualifying 3, 1:41.874
6	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:43.097	1:43.097	fastest lap 1:42.042	fastest lap 1:42.042	1:42.023	1:42.023	Qualifying 3, 1:42.023
7	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:43.089	1:43.089	1:42.765	1:42.765	1:42.289	1:42.289	Qualifying 3, 1:42.289
8	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:43.472	1:43.472	1:42.426	1:42.426	1:42.369	1:42.369	Qualifying 3, 1:42.369
9	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	1:43.138	1:43.138	1:42.473	1:42.473	1:42.530	1:42.530	Qualifying 3, 1:42.530
10	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:42.899	1:42.899	1:42.840	1:42.840	1:42.859	1:42.859	Qualifying 3, 1:42.859
11	Oliver Bearman	50	Haas	1:43.471	1:43.471	1:42.968	1:42.968	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:42.968
12	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:43.337	1:43.337	1:43.035	1:43.035	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:43.035
13	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:43.101	1:43.101	1:43.191	1:43.191	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:43.191
14	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:43.370	1:43.370	1:43.404	1:43.404	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:43.404
15	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:43.547	1:43.547	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:43.547
16	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:43.609	1:43.609	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:43.609
17	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:43.618	1:43.618	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:43.618
18	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:44.246	1:44.246	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:44.246
19	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	1:44.504	1:44.504	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:44.504
not available	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, not available

Last updated 14th September 2024 at 18:17

Race

Baku City Circuit, 15 September 2024

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Grid	Pits	Fastest Lap	Race Time	Points
1	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	2	1	1:47.060	1:32:58.007	25
2	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1	1	1:47.067	10.910 behind	18
3	George Russell	63	Mercedes	5	1	1:46.628	31.328 behind	15
4	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	15	1	fastest overall lap 1:45.255	36.143 behind	13
5	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	6	2	1:46.798	1:17.098 behind	10
6	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	7	1	1:47.057	1:25.468 behind	8
7	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	9	1	1:46.947	1:27.396 behind	6
8	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	8	1	1:47.274	1:29.541 behind	4
9	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	not available	1	1:47.236	1:32.401 behind	2
10	Oliver Bearman	50	Haas	10	1	1:47.048	1:33.127 behind	1
11	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	12	1	1:47.691	1:33.465 behind	0
12	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	18	1	1:48.018	1:57.189 behind	0
13	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	14	1	1:48.380	2:26.907 behind	0
14	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	17	1	1:47.644	2:28.841 behind	0
15	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	not available	1	1:48.831	1 lap behind	0
16	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	16	1	1:48.418	1 lap behind	0
17	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	4	0	1:47.013	did not finish completed 49 laps	0
18	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	3	0	1:46.866	did not finish completed 49 laps	0
19	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	13	2	1:48.148	did not finish completed 45 laps	0
not classified	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	11	1	1:50.887	did not finish completed 14 laps	0

Last updated 15th September 2024 at 16:59

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