BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 24: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 24, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 24: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 24, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 24: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing walks in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 24, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 24: Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (1) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes and Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 24, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 24: Arvid Lindblad of Great Britain and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 24, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 24: Isack Hadjar of France driving the (6) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Ford Powertrains on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 24, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Ferrari's British driver Lewis Hamilton steers his car during the first practice session ahead of the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku on September 24, 2026. (Photo by Igor IVANKO / AFP via Getty Images)

Mechanics work on the car of Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen during the first practice session ahead of the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku on September 24, 2026. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP via Getty Images)