Qualifying Results And Report
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Saturday at the Baku City Circuit saw a new Formula 1 record, as six red flags flew during the qualifying hour in a frenetic session. When the dust settled, a surprising trio finished up front, as Max Verstappen took pole position ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Liam Lawson.
Carlos Sainz beat Lewis Hamilton to an F1 podium finish in 2025 on a memorable day for Williams in Azerbaijan. After a terrific qualifying performance, Sainz lined up second on the grid alongside pole-sitter and eventual race winner Max Verstappen in Baku.
When is the F1 race this weekend? Singapore Grand Prix 2025 start time and how to watch details from the latest round of Formula 1.
Oscar Piastri has suffered a huge crash in F1 qualifying in another potentially pivotal moment in this year’s world title fight.
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Friendship crumbles as Max Verstappen rages over Lando Norris obstruction in Singapore F1 qualifying
Champion Max Verstappen will be on the front row alongside big rival Russell, but Red Bull’s world champion was raging about losing a prospective pole because he’d had to abort his final flying lap because he’d been obstructed by Norris.
Esteban Ocon, Carlos Sainz, Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton rounded out the top 10. Verstappen has won the last two races, in Monza and Baku, to edge into the title picture with seven races and three sprints to go. But four-time world champion Verstappen, runner-up to Norris last year, has never won in Singapore in eight previous attempts.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli said he let his emotions get the better of him and overdrove his Mercedes when a front row start seemed there for the taking.
F or a McLaren Formula 1 team that has grown used to seeing its two cars start on the front row in 2025 – or in a worst-case scenario with only Max Verstappen and Red Bull up ahead – qualifying for the Azerbaijan GP on Saturday has come as a shock.
Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri said he was a bit surprised that his McLaren was outpaced by Mercedes and Red Bull in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday.
Oscar Piastri knows he can’t afford another disaster outing like the one that unfolded during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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