F1 LIVE: Russell Fastest, Antonelli Stops - How FP1 Unfolded at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

What we learned from Thursday practice at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

A difficult-to-read pair of practice sessions in Baku weren't without incident, as Mercedes set the early pace in FP1 and FP2. Here's how things are shaping up so far...

F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice as it happened

Live updates from Thursday's practices at the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix from Baku

F1 LIVE: Russell fastest, Antonelli stops - How FP1 unfolded at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

A recap of FP1 at the F1 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku as Mercedes driver George Russell set the pace and Kimi Antonelli stopped.

F1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Practice team notes

Round 15 of the 2026 FIA Formula 1 World Championship began with Thursday practice at the Baku City Circuit as teams prepared for Saturday's 51-lap Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Both TGR Haas F1 Team drivers Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman sampled the Pirelli P Zero White hard and Red soft tires in the opening 60-minute session - FP1. After baseline...

F1 Azerbaijan GP updates - FP1

Keep in touch with F1's first practice session of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend