race · azerbaijan

Verstappen was faster than Piastri all race — then Red Bull blinked on lap 49 and handed him softs for two laps.

Norris was 1.8 seconds faster than Piastri over race distance but finished 36 seconds behind him — the medium tyre on lap 37 killed his race.

Stroll pitted three times in a race where the entire midfield made one stop work. That's not bad luck—that's a car they couldn't fix.

Norris was a full second faster through the castle section than Leclerc. He still finished 25 seconds behind.