Verstappen tends not to react well when told to let a team mate past:
"I told you already last time guys, don’t ask that again to me, okay. Are we clear about that? I gave my reasons and I stand by it."

Verstappen tends not to react well when told to let a team mate past:
"I told you already last time guys, don’t ask that again to me, okay. Are we clear about that? I gave my reasons and I stand by it."
Verstappen showing how important race time really is to Red Bull by defending from his team mate.
Hadjar sounds like someone who knows his place.
Starting to look like Verstappen is costing Hadjar race time.
"Race time is priority here" is the new "multi 21" at Red Bull.
"Getting the slipstream" is the new "getting Overtake Mode" in the commentary box.
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is go!
Russell leads, Piastri passes Leclerc for second, Verstappen passes Gasly.
Antonelli has dropped one place and is 17th.
Most drivers in the top 13 will start on softs except the following on mediums: Russell (pole), Norris (fifth), Gasly (seventh), Verstappen (eighth) and Colapinto (ninth). Antonelli in 16th is on mediums.
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Updated: 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix grid after Sainz and Perez's penalties
UPDATE: Sainz hit with grid drop and penalty points for second yellow flag infringement in Baku
Doesn't look like the 'mitigating circumstances' which helped Sainz avoid a grid drop for his infringement in final practice will apply to his second investigation of the day.
The Antonelli incident was another example of this. A moment of drama is unfolding and the director is dithering over whether to cut to it. Kind of defeats the point of live sport.
Antonelli goes through in 15th, so he didn't even need to do the lap he was on when he crashed. Ouch.
Drama in Q1 as Antonelli glances the wall and punctures his front-left tyre. He initially tries to drag his Mercedes back to the pits but race engineer Peter Bonnington persuades him to stop. The championship leader is set to start no higher than 16th.
Qualifying will start at 4:04pm local time; three minutes from now.
The start of qualifying has been delayed as the track is still being cleared following the first Formula 2 feature race. The race was red-flagged following a multi-car crash at turn three, but later restarted.
Watch out for brief yellow flags during qualifying in Baku - one caught Lando Norris out two years ago, leading to his elimination in Q1:
Some very sketchy near-misses in this session with drivers clipping around turns 18 to 20.
All year it's felt like the television director is ignoring developments happening live, like then when they cut away from watching Russell get his car back on track.