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Baku 2026 had 43 passes on track, and twelve of them happened in one corner
We counted every on-track pass in the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the lap by lap running order. There were 43, but twelve came in a single corner when Oscar Piastri locked up at the restart. Baku ranks seventh of the fifteen races of 2026, which is not what its reputation says.
Azerbaijan GP team radio: the messages that explain Baku, from Russell's lost power to Gasly's lost points
The best team radio from the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the audio and a colour-coded transcript. George Russell explains the last lap that nearly cost him the win, Pierre Gasly reacts to being taken out by his own team mate, and Isack Hadjar takes a podium with a gearbox vibration.
Azerbaijan GP results: Russell wins Baku by 0.196s, and his own radio explains the last lap
George Russell won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix by 0.196 seconds from Max Verstappen after two safety cars wiped out a 12.5 second lead. On the last lap a double yellow cost him seven tenths, and he said so on the radio. Full results, penalties and retirements.
Yuki Tsunoda's 2026 season, measured: from Red Bull reserve to three races at Racing Bulls, and a point at Monza
Yuki Tsunoda lost his Red Bull seat at the end of 2025 and began 2026 as the team's reserve. When Isack Hadjar broke his wrist, he was called back to drive for Racing Bulls at Zandvoort, Monza and Madrid, and scored a point. Hadjar returned in Baku, and Tsunoda went back to the reserve role.
Lance Stroll's 2026 season, measured: twelve non-finishes in seventeen races, the most on the grid
Lance Stroll has failed to finish twelve of seventeen races in 2026, five more than any other driver, in an Aston Martin shaken by vibration from Honda's new power unit. His best result is twelfth, at Sepang. Every race, measured, and the radio.
Nico Hulkenberg's 2026 season, measured: nothing for ten rounds, then points in three of the last four
Nico Hulkenberg did not score in the first ten rounds of Audi's first season, after a non-start in Melbourne, three retirements and a Monaco penalty. Then came ninth in Hungary, eighth at Zandvoort and tenth in Madrid. Every race, measured.
Gabriel Bortoleto's 2026 season, measured: eleventh five times, and the points that came at Silverstone and Spa
Gabriel Bortoleto has finished eleventh, one place outside the points, five times in 2026. His ten points came from ninth in Melbourne and eighth at Silverstone and Spa, in Audi's first season as a works team. Every race, measured, the Miami disqualification, and the radio.
Franco Colapinto's 2026 season, measured: 27 points after a year with none, and a perfect finishing run that ended in Baku
Franco Colapinto went through 2025 without a point. In 2026 he has 27, a career-best sixth in Canada, and he finished the first fourteen races, the only driver to do so, before retiring in Baku and Singapore. Every race for the Alpine driver, measured, and the radio.
Alex Albon's 2026 season, measured: 100 races for Williams, five points, and a contract to 2027
Alex Albon became the first driver to start 100 races for Williams in 2026, in a season with five points, four retirements and a start he never made in China. In August the team extended his contract to 2027. Every race, measured, and the radio.
Esteban Ocon's 2026 season, measured: three points, thirteen finishes, and a Haas seat under review
Esteban Ocon has three points from fourteen races in 2026, and his Haas contract ends in December with the team weighing its 2027 line-up. He has finished thirteen of fourteen races. Every race, measured, and what he has said about his future.
Oliver Bearman's 2026 season, measured: fifth in China, and one point since
Oliver Bearman scored 17 of his 18 points in the first two rounds of 2026, seventh in Melbourne and fifth in China. In the twelve races since he has one point and four retirements. Every race for the Haas driver, measured, and the radio.
Pierre Gasly's 2026 season, measured: a first pole at Monza, and fifteen finishes from seventeen
Pierre Gasly took the first pole of his career at Monza in 2026, the first of the year not taken by Mercedes or McLaren. He has 41 points, tenth in the championship, and has retired twice in seventeen races. Every race, measured, and the radio from the pole lap.