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)

Audi's Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto 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)

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)

Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen 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 Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP via Getty Images)

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 24: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (3) 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 Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc 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)

Alpine's French driver Pierre Gasly 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)

Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli 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 Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP via Getty Images)