Breaking records in Baku

This years Azerbaijan Grand Prix will be one of the most memorable races of the 2025 calendar breaking all kinds of records.

Qualifying on Saturday was the longest ever qualifying session due to having 6 red flags and multiple yellow flags, the session lasting 1 hour and 58 minutes.

Sundays race marked Williams first ever podium under James Vowles as team principal. With Carlos Sainz getting his first podium since leaving Ferrari after qualifying P2 on Saturday with a flyer of a lap.

Championship leader Oscar piastri crashed out on lap 1 after hitting the barrier at turn 5. His teammate Lando Norris finished P7, still gaining valuable points in the championship battle. 

Liam Lawson finished in a career best with P5, with Kimi Antonelli beating him just to clinch P4. Kimi’s teammate George Russell secured P2 after having a difficult start to the weekend due to ill health, he later said that if the race had been in Singapore he would’ve had to pull out with reserve driver Valterri Bottas taking his space. 

Yuki Tsunoda claimed a career best finish with Red bull finishing P6. With his teammate Max Verstappen winning the race, his 4th win of the season and is still firmly in the run to take the drivers championship away from both Mclaren drivers. 

Ferrari had a better weekend than previously, but still a tough day at the office as both cars struggled in qualifying. Lewis finished P8, with Charles taking P9. 

Next we head to Singapore, the most physically demanding race in the calendar, with Singapore becoming a sprint race next year, a decision a lot of fans are unhappy about. Drivers can lose a lot of weight in this race compared to other tracks due to the humidity and the length of time they are in the car.

As we head into the final stretch of the 2025 season, theres still a lot of racing and hopefully a lot of surprises still to come.