F1 Results Today: Lewis Hamilton hits the wall as star causes Baku red flag

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Azerbaijan Grand Prix

F1 Results Today: Lewis Hamilton hits the wall as star causes Baku red flag

All the times from an eventful practice session at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Friday 19 September 2025 11:49 Updated: 11:46

F1 champion Lewis Hamilton hit the wall and damaged his front wing during FP1 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix while another driver caused a red flag and delay in Baku.

Late drama occurred for Hamilton, who clipped the wall at Turn 5 and suffered a puncture, which forced the champion to limp back to the pits with damage to his front wing.

The Ferrari team managed to replace Hamilton's front wing, and the Brit resumed his running out on track for the final five minutes.

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Championship leader Oscar Piastri was also struck by misfortune in FP1, where he retired to the garage with power unit issues that appeared to be terminal.

As the Aussie watched on from the garage however, his rivals didn't enjoy much running before a red flag was deployed and paused the action.

Initially, the red flag appeared to be caused by a loose piece of rubber at Turn 16, with the marshal playing a quick game of tug of war to try and retrieve it from underneath the kerb.

Once the rubber was removed, the session failed to resume, and the pit lane remained closed as yellow flag conditions lingered.

It was later revealed that the cars were not allowed to leave the pit lane because part of the kerb itself at Turn 16 had lifted up, with the clock ticking down and 20 minutes of running lost.

This benefitted Piastri however, gifting his McLaren team time to solve his power unit issues, enabling the championship leader to hop back into his car and return to FP1.

F1 FP1 Results: Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:42.704
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.310secs
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.552secs
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.553secs
5	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.859secs
6	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+1.034secs
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+1.086secs
8	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.155secs
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.199secs
10	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.271secs
11	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.281secs
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.282secs
13	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+1.383secs
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.383secs
15	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.435secs
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+1.447secs
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.625secs
18	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.735secs
19	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.595secs
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+2.714secs

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Sheona Mountford - F1 Journalist

Sheona Mountford is a motorsport journalist specialising in F1. As a writer and contributor, she covers a wide range of motorsport series from F1 to F1 Academy, responsible for breaking news, live race coverage and in depth analysis of the sport and the culture around it.

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