From how McLaren reacted to its controversial Monza interference to further hints of what the 2026 grid might look like, Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix has already produced plenty of talking points. Here’s everything we learned on the ground from the Thursday media day in Baku
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Josh Suttill and Jon Noble and Edd Straw
A distraught and ferociously self-critical Lando Norris felt his race-destroying yellow flag penalty was more than justified, as his drop from the podium to the minor points contributed to McLaren not sealing the Formula 1 constructors’ championship at the Qatar Grand Prix
Esteban Ocon stepping down from his planned final Formula 1 race with Alpine is connected to him being allowed to test for his new team Haas, The Race has learned
Max Verstappen took his first dry weather Formula 1 grand prix win in five months in Qatar as a big penalty for Lando Norris allowed Ferrari to close the gap to McLaren and keep the constructors’ championship fight open until the finale
Esteban Ocon and Lewis Hamilton have both taken a particular route to explaining why they're being beaten by their team-mates - and it's one that's making their already-sour 'divorces' even more acrimonious
Mark Hughes analyses how Red Bull pulled off its miraculous recovery from eighth in the sprint to fastest time in qualifying, and looks at which teams could provide a challenge on Sunday
Newly-crowned Formula 1 2024 champion Max Verstappen took his first pole since Austria in June - but faces an investigation for "driving unnecessarily slowly"
McLaren can secure its first F1 constructors' championship since 1998 in the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix. Following its 1-2 in the Saturday sprint race, here's what it needs to do to get the title over the line on Sunday
F1's Qatar GP sprint race wasn't especially heavy on position changes - yet somehow produced close to a full race's worth of memorable moments. Here are our winners and losers from it