BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 25: Isack Hadjar of France driving the (6) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Ford Powertrains on track during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 25, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Mercedes' British driver George Russell celebrates taking the pole position in the qualifying session of the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku on September 25, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' British driver George Russell celebrates taking the pole position in the qualifying session of the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku on September 25, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 25: Eighth placed qualifier Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks dejected in parc ferme during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 25, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Mercedes' British driver George Russell celebrates taking the pole position in the qualifying session of the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku on September 25, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' British driver George Russell celebrates taking the pole position in the qualifying session of the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku on September 25, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 25: Isack Hadjar of France driving the (6) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Ford Powertrains on track during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 25, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 25: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (3) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Ford Powertrains on track during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 25, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)