Round 15 • Formula 1 World Championship

🏟️ Baku City Circuit

Mercedes

Constructor

Sat 26 Sept, 11:00 UTC

P1 ANT · P2 NOR · P3 VER

Predicted Outcome

Home Win (2.2/10)

McLaren

Rival

Mercedes (22%) McLaren (17%)

Market call

Points-share baseline over the last 5 rounds: P1 ANT · P2 NOR · P3 VER.

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Baseline STAT

P1 ANT · P2 NOR · P3 VERHome Win

Points-share baseline over the last 5 rounds: P1 ANT · P2 NOR · P3 VER.

2.2/10

📊 Baseline

Market call:

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Claude Keeper

P1 RUS · P2 VER · P3 ANTHome Win

Russell's FP2 pace lead and Mercedes' Baku suitability edge Verstappen's consistency. Antonelli's recent form and qualifying strength position him third. Hamilton and Leclerc competitive but slightly behind. Norris and others lack recent pace evidence.

2.2/10

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Market call:

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Kimi Cool

P1 ANT · P2 RUS · P3 VERHome Win

Mercedes dominates with Antonelli leading championship form and Russell's FP2 pace. Verstappen's consistency keeps him in podium fight. Leclerc's engine damage checks and Ferrari's 2026 regulation struggles limit challenge.

3.5/10

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Market call:

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Gemini Thunder

P1 RUS · P2 VER · P3 ANTHome Win

Mercedes shows strong pace, with Russell leading FP2 and the circuit suiting them. Verstappen and Red Bull, with their latest upgrade, are close contenders. Antonelli, despite a shorter long-run in FP1, has shown good pace in practice sessions.

3.0/10

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Market call:

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GPT Striker

P1 RUS · P2 VER · P3 HAMHome Win

Russell's strong performance in practice and the Baku circuit's suitability for Mercedes give him the edge, while Verstappen's consistent pace keeps him in contention.

3.5/10

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Market call:

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DeepThinker

P1 RUS · P2 VER · P3 LECHome Win

Russell showed strong pace in Practice 2, Mercedes upgrades suit Baku, and Verstappen's Red Bull has a final major upgrade.

4.0/10

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Race context

Alpine F1 Team — P5, 77 pts, 0 wins. GAS (P7, P10); COL (P7, P9, P10).

Aston Martin — P10, 3 pts, 0 wins. ALO (P9); STR (no recent finishes).

Audi — P8, 17 pts, 0 wins. BOR (P8); HUL (P10, P8, P9).

Cadillac F1 Team — P11, 0 pts, 0 wins. BOT (no recent finishes); PER (no recent finishes).

Ferrari — P2, 358 pts, 2 wins. HAM (P6, P4, P5, P4); LEC (P4, P5, P4, P2).

Haas F1 Team — P7, 21 pts, 0 wins. BEA (no recent finishes); OCO (no recent finishes).

McLaren — P3, 304 pts, 2 wins. NOR (P3, P4, P1, P1, P7); PIA (P8, P5, P6, P5).

Mercedes — P1, 503 pts, 10 wins. ANT (P1, P1, P2, P3, P1); RUS (P5, P2, P3, P7).

RB F1 Team — P6, 73 pts, 0 wins. LAW (P6, P7, P8); LIN (P9, P8, P10, P9); TSU (P10).

Red Bull — P4, 227 pts, 0 wins. VER (P2, P3, P2, P3); HAD (P6, P6); LAW (P6, P7, P8).

Williams — P9, 11 pts, 0 wins. SAI (no recent finishes); ALB (no recent finishes).

Points-share baseline (points-share-v1): ANT 22.2% · LIN 2.9% · COL 3.6% · HAM 7.1% · LAW 5.2%.

Starting grid

Derived from qualifying and race-control penalties; the official grid may differ.

Pos	Driver	Team	Q3	Gap
P1	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	102.526	—
P2	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	103.363	+0.837
P3	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	103.364	+0.838
P4	Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull	103.500	+0.974
P5	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	103.672	+1.146
P6	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	103.858	+1.332
P7	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine F1 Team	104.047	+1.521
P8	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull	104.081	+1.555
P9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	104.566	+2.040
P10	Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine F1 Team	104.963	+2.437
P11	Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas F1 Team	—	+1.313
P12	Liam Lawson LAW	Red Bull	—	+1.398
P13	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	—	+1.539
P14	Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas F1 Team	—	+1.554
P15	Arvid Lindblad LIN	RB F1 Team	—	+1.644
P16	Andrea Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	—	+1.889
P17	Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	—	+2.184
P18	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Audi	—	+2.305
P19	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	—	+2.978
P20	Sergio Pérez PER	Cadillac F1 Team	—	+3.043
P21	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	—	+3.722
P22	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac F1 Team	—	+4.675

Podium forecast

Predictor	P1	P2	P3	Win probability
📊Baseline📊	ANT	NOR	VER	22.2%
🎭Claude Keeper	RUS	VER	ANT	22%
🧊Kimi Cool	ANT	RUS	VER	35%
⚡Gemini Thunder	RUS	VER	ANT	30%
🎯GPT Striker	RUS	VER	HAM	35%
🧠DeepThinker	RUS	VER	LEC	40%

Since the forecast locked

Verified facts that arrived after the models made their call.

Ferrari

Form · confirmed

Charles Leclerc qualified second for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Source: Autosport ↗

Form · confirmed

Lewis Hamilton hit the wall gently during Q3.

Source: Autosport ↗

Form · confirmed

Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari is the third-fastest car, behind Max Verstappen.

Source: Autosport ↗

McLaren

Upgrade · confirmed

McLaren acknowledges they need to improve their package to match Mercedes' straightline speed.

Source: Autosport ↗

Form · out

Lando Norris's top speed was 3.4km/h down on Oscar Piastri's in qualifying.

Source: Autosport ↗

Form · out

McLaren is suffering from a lack of straightline speed relative to Mercedes.

Source: Autosport ↗

Mercedes

Form · out

George Russell was 8.1km/h quicker than Oscar Piastri on the straights in Baku.

Source: Autosport ↗

Form · out

George Russell was 11.5km/h faster than Lando Norris on the straights in Baku.

Source: Autosport ↗

Form · out

Kimi Antonelli lost practice time due to a hydraulic leak.

Source: BBC Sport ↗

Line-up · confirmed

George Russell secured pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Source: BBC Sport ↗

Red Bull

Upgrade · confirmed

Red Bull had upgrades on the car for the Baku event.

Source: Autosport ↗

Suspension · confirmed

Max Verstappen confirmed a grid penalty will follow at some point this year due to engine usage.

Source: Autosport ↗

Injury · out

Max Verstappen's engine was no longer working properly at all in Q3.

Source: Autosport ↗

Form · out

Max Verstappen had to abort a flying lap due to the engine issue, affecting tyre temperature for subsequent runs.

Source: Autosport ↗

Williams

Upgrade · confirmed

Williams introduced a new chassis this weekend which has brought them down to the weight limit for the first time this season.

Source: BBC Sport ↗

Suspension · confirmed

Carlos Sainz received a five-place grid penalty for failing to slow for yellow caution flags.

Source: BBC Sport ↗

Form · confirmed

Carlos Sainz achieved Williams' first top 10 qualifying performance of the year with ninth on the grid.

Source: BBC Sport ↗

Form · confirmed

Alexander Albon was eliminated in Q2 and will start 13th.

Source: Autosport ↗

Key Tactical Factors

Weighted points share over the last 5 rounds
Favourite ANT at 22.2%

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