BAKU: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cruised to a dominant Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory while Oscar Piastri crashed on the opening lap and had his Formula One lead over McLaren teammate Lando Norris slashed to 25 points. McLaren had hoped to secure their 10th Formula One constructors’ title, and second in a row, on Sunday with a record seven rounds remaining but must now wait until Singapore on October 5 after their lowest scoring weekend of the season.

Lando Norris leads Oscar Piastri to a McLaren one-two in first practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen takes pole position after an extraordinary qualifying session featuring a record six red flags at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.