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Our first Q3 appearance since Qatar 2025 – a true team effort to get us back inside the top 10 shootout 🙌
Yesterday
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
Good job, proud of you! For being competitive, for bringing the package, and for good communications. Very good job from everyone here.
JV to CARLOS:
Well done, Carlos. Really impressive drive today, and it’s nice to see your reward for everyone’s hard work. Vamos! Let’s go tomorrow. The same as you, I also liked the risk taking.
Yesterday
P9 for Carlos 👏
That’s a 1:44.566, and there was time on the table as he had to lift for the yellow of NOR. Great effort, Carlos!
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Opening, brakes are good.
Yesterday
Another double build 🔁
One more lap to get his FW48 in the optimum window for a final Q3 push. We’re good on timing.
Yesterday
New tyres taken 🛞
Carlos heads in to fit new soft tyres before rejoining immediately.
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Would you like used or new for final lap?
CARLOS to PIT:
I’ll leave up to you.
PIT to CARLOS:
We will go new.
CARLOS to PIT:
That’s a bit of competitive spirit kicking in, which I like.
Yesterday
Carlos on the board in Q3 — 1:45.091 ⏱️
Carlos sets his first Q3 time, a good effort on used softs. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Wind is getting calmer, you’re the next car to open.
Yesterday
Carlos out to start his Q3 run 🛞
Carlos heads out for the Q3 shootout on a set of softs with four laps already on them. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
JV to ALEX
You did a good job, Alex. Good to see a step forward.
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
VAMOS!
Yesterday
HELLO Q3 👋
Carlos makes it through with a 1:44.629 – it’s our first Q3 appearance of the year!
Alex’s 1:45.001 leaves him three-tenths from the top ten, but great progress made nonetheless.
Yesterday
Time found 📈
Alex and Carlos both improve… P13 for Alex and P9 for Carlos, we’re waiting for final laps…
Yesterday
Pushing 👉
Alex and Carlos opening their final Q2 pushes now – send it, Carbono…
Yesterday
Fresh softs 🛞
Our duo roll back out with new boots on – we’re now P9 and P11 as the track ramps up.
Yesterday
Box Box 🅿️
We’re back in the garage, sitting in P8 and P9 as things stand. Just the Alpines left to set a time.
Yesterday
First times 🔒
1:44.849 for Carlos, 1:45.019 for Alex – we’re on the board in Q2 and best midfield laps so far.
Yesterday
PIT to ALEX
Wind is gusting at T1 and T2.
Yesterday
Double build again 🔁
It worked in Q1, and we’re going around again for another build lap before opening our first Q2 pushes…
Yesterday
PIT to DRIVERS
Expect three tenths of track evolution for this session.
Yesterday
Waiting at the lights 🚦
Carlos and Alex are at the front of the queue for the start of Q2, both with fresh soft tyres fitted…
Yesterday
BOTH THROUGH 💥
Great laps from Carbono when it mattered most!
Alex through in P9, Carlos in P11 – full focus on the next phase.
Yesterday
Alex provisionally P9 ⏱️
Alex sits provisionally P9 on a 1:45.031, just 0.017s off Piastri in P8. Carlos is right behind in P11, 0.073s back. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
Carlos provisionally P8 in Q1 🔍
With the full 22-car field now on the board, Carlos sits P8 on a 1:45.104, just 0.090s off Piastri ahead. He's on 4-lap-old softs. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
Final attempt underway 🟢
Carlos and Alex are opening their last Q1 laps…
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
Next lap is the lap.
PIT to CARLOS:
Affirm.
Yesterday
Alex provisionally P14 in Q1 📊
Alex sits provisionally P14 in Q1 on a 1:46.068, with all 22 cars now on the board. He's 0.165s behind teammate Carlos just ahead. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
ANT out 🟡
Brief yellow flag as ANT finds the escape road after hitting the wall, he’s out of the session.
Yesterday
Fresh tyres 🛞
Our duo pull into the pits to take fresh soft tyres, Alex is called into the weighbridge en route…
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
Happy with flap.
Yesterday
1:45.903 ⏱️
Strong first lap from Carlos, he goes P7 for now. Alex gets a gust at turn 16 and runs wide, he’ll have his effort deleted.
Yesterday
Two build laps 🔁
Our duo are taking a couple of tours to get their cars in the optimum window before their first push.
Yesterday
PIT to ALEX
Headwind at turn 2 is stronger, tailwind at turn 4 is 5km/h stronger than FP3.
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Focus on brake warm up straight away.
Yesterday
Qualifying 1 is underway 🟢
Qualifying gets going, Alex and Carlos roll out to set their first times. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
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Yesterday
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START OF QUALIFYING WILL BE DELAYED
Yesterday
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Yesterday
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Yesterday
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Yesterday
FP3 ✅
Yesterday
Both improve 📈
Carlos is to P10 with a 1:45.605, Alex in P16 after a 1:46.106…
Yesterday
Lots of traffic 🚦
Plenty of cars bunching up in the final sector, opening a lap proving tricky, and completing one without finding a yellow flag at some stage also difficult…
Yesterday
Alex up to P15 — 1:46.275 ⏱️
Alex trims 1.230s off his best to move up to P15 with a purple third sector, just 0.125s behind team-mate Carlos in P14. He's on 2-lap-old softs. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
Carlos improves to P11 — 1:46.150 ⏱️
Carlos finds 1.589s to move up to P11, just 0.118s off Bearman ahead. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
Out on softs 🛞
Time for some flying laps to round out practice…
Yesterday
PIT to ALEX
Go switch to in, we’re boxing this lap.
Yesterday
Branch on track 🍃
VSC deployed to allow the marshals to retrieve the branch in sector 1, we’re green again…
Yesterday
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Peeking through the old city walls 📸
Yesterday
Regular short yellow flags 🟡
Lots of drivers exploring the run off areas this session, the wind is causing havoc out there…
Yesterday
Halfway through Practice 3 — Alex P14, Carlos P15 📊
At the midpoint, Alex sits P14 with a 1:47.213 on 10-lap-old used mediums, just 0.032s clear of Carlos in P15, who's run a 1:47.245 on his own 10-lap-old set. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
Race run 📊
Both Alex and Carlos are now gathering data for tomorrow’s Grand Prix…
Yesterday
Box Box 🅿️
Alex is into the pits, lays rubber down and starts a race run with a practice start. Carlos will return at the end of this current lap…
Yesterday
Not much between out duo 🤏
0.032s split Alex and Carlos after their latest pushes. Alex is P11 thanks to a 1:47.213, Carlos in P12 after a 1:47.245…
Yesterday
Chopping and changing 📊
Times tumbling with every push lap here as the track gets cleaner with every tour…
Yesterday
Carlos up to P10 — 1:47.739 ⏱️
Carlos finds 1.298s to move up to P10, just 0.025s off Gasly ahead. He's now 0.234s behind team-mate Alex on track. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
Alex up to P2 — 1:47.505 ⏱️
Alex trims 1.148s off his best to move to P2, now just 1.337s off Hamilton at the top. Gasly sits 0.2s behind in P3. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
First laps on the board ⏱️
Alex goes up to P2, Carlos up to P4 of the first nine drivers to have set laps. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Charge off, and opening.
Yesterday
Brief VSC 🟡
Some reports of debris through turns 18 and 19, but we’re back green…
Yesterday
"Straight out" 📻
Carlos and Alex roll out of the garage, both on medium tyres…
Yesterday
Quiet start 🤫
As is often the case at the start of FP3, no one heads out on the green light…
Yesterday
Gusty out there 💨
The wind has picked up over night, not hugely dissimilar to what we experienced on Saturday last year…
Yesterday
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Yesterday
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Yesterday
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Yesterday
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Yesterday
ARTICLE
Report: Thursday practice complete on dusty Baku streets
Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz completed 97 laps between them on Thursday as the team get to grips with an updated FW48 package
24 September 2026
FP2 ✅
24 September 2026
Carlos's long run pace: ~1:49.649 📊
Carlos averages around 1:49.649 over laps 16-20 on his 12-lap-old used mediums, about 1.3s off Piastri's long-run pace but quicker than Bortoleto, Perez and Bottas right now. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Alex's long run — ~1:50.116 avg 📊
Alex strings together a steady long run over laps 16-20, averaging around 1:50.116 on his 10-lap-old used softs. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Golden hour 🌅
24 September 2026
Carlos P17, just 0.098s off Alex 📊
Carlos is running P17 on a 1:46.221, with team-mate Alex right ahead in P16 by 0.098s. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Box Box 🅿️
Carlos joins Alex in aborting his final quali sim whilst up on his lap. They’re back in for a quick turnaround before some race simulations…
24 September 2026
Alex aborts ❌
He’s up in the first sector, but finds an Alpine going slowly through the narrow turn 8 and he has to back off.
24 September 2026
Carlos up to P14 — 1:46.221 ⏱️
Carlos trims 0.654s off his best to move up to P14, now just 0.098s behind team-mate Alex. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Alex up to P10 — 1:46.123 ⏱️
Alex finds 1.317s to move up to P10, just 0.007s off Gasly ahead on 2-lap-old softs. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
ALEX to PIT
Tyres are nowhere.
24 September 2026
Back on track 👉
Debris cleared and it’s straight into quali simulation with soft tyres for our duo…
24 September 2026
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Red Flag 🚩
LIN clatters the barrier going through the castle section - he’s OK. It’s back to the pits for everyone else.
24 September 2026
Carlos improves to 1:46.875 ⏱️
Carlos finds 0.852s to move up to P16, just 0.019s off the car ahead. He's on 4-lap-old mediums. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Underway in FP2 📸
24 September 2026
CARLOS to PIT
Yeah, happy with the car.
24 September 2026
Carlos on the board — 1:47.727 ⏱️
Carlos sets his first time of the session, a 1:47.727, currently P17 on mediums and 0.28s off P16. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Carlos on track 👉
A fresh set of mediums for CS55 as his FP2 running begins…
24 September 2026
Alex shaves more time 🪒
Alex finds 1.349s to move up to P10, just 0.079s off P9. He's on 4-lap-old mediums. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Alex on the board — 1:48.789 ⏱️
Alex sets his first time of Practice 2, a 1:48.789, on mediums. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Alex heads out 👉
Medium tyres fitted for the first time this weekend…
24 September 2026
Final FP2 prep 📸
24 September 2026
FP2 🔜
Another hour of on track running is on the way as we approach 4pm here in Baku…
24 September 2026
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FP1 ✅
24 September 2026
Virtual Safety Car out in practice 🚧
A Virtual Safety Car is out during Practice 1. LIN and HUL have both stopped in different areas of the track. The VCARB is back running, but the Audi driver is out of the car. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Carlos improves to P10 — 1:46.893 ⏱️
Carlos finds 0.536s to move up to P10, just 0.022s off P9 on 12-lap-old softs. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Final laps of FP1 📸
24 September 2026
Alex to P11, Carlos to P14 on new bests ⏱️
Alex trims 1.233s to a 1:46.939, up to P11 and just 0.043s off Piastri. Carlos goes 0.892s quicker to a 1:47.429, P14 and 0.386s off Gasly. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
1:47.777 ⏱️
More time found by Alex, he goes back to P15 after that effort.
24 September 2026
Our duo trading places 🔀
Carlos jumps back ahead of Alex, setting a 1:48.022 on his latest lap. We’re P15 and P16 as it stands.
24 September 2026
Alex up to P15 — 1:48.172 ⏱️
Alex finds 1.407s to move up to P15, just 0.299s off Isack Hadjar in P14, on 2-lap-old softs. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Carlos climbs to P14 📈
Carlos finds 0.844s to move up to P14 - 1:48.321 - that was his second push lap on the soft compound. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Alex goes soft 🛞
Alex pulls into the pits to fit a set of soft tyres, before immediately returning to the circuit…
24 September 2026
Carlos improves to P16 — 1:49.165 ⏱️
Carlos finds 3.972 seconds to move up to P16 with a 1:49.165, just 0.647s off Alonso ahead. He's now 0.168s clear of team-mate Alex. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Back to it 👉
Alex returns on the hard tyre, whilst Carlos heads out on the soft…
24 September 2026
VSC 🟡
ANT has stopped at T7 and is out of the car, Alex returns to the pits. Carlos was ready to head back out but will wait for a green flag.
24 September 2026
Alex up to P13 — 1:49.579 ⏱️
Alex trims 1.245s off his best to move into P13, just 0.267s behind Pérez on 10-lap-old hards. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
1:50.824 📈
Alex finds more time as he continues to get to grips with this updated package…
24 September 2026
CARLOS to PIT
This radio issue, we need a solution. I lost when I was opening the lap.
24 September 2026
Carlos pits 🅿️
He returns to the box having lost radio, he’s now reconnected but has been wheeled back into the garage.
24 September 2026
Thursday driving 📸
24 September 2026
ALEX to PIT
I will say the car is a lot stiffer than I thought it would be, in general.
24 September 2026
ALEX to PIT
Brakes feel very strange.
24 September 2026
Alex up to P8 — 1:51.516 ⏱️
Alex finds 10.751 seconds to move up to P8, just 0.851s off Bearman ahead. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Carlos up to P11 — 1:53.137 ⏱️
Carlos finds 2.770s to move up to P11, just 0.244s off P10 on 3-lap-old hards. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
On track 👉
Alex and Carlos roll out, but running the hard compound tyre to begin the weekend…
24 September 2026
Practice 1 is underway 🟢
First practice is now live. Let's see what Alex and Carlos can find on track. - Generated by Airia
24 September 2026
Morning commute, let's get to work 💪
24 September 2026
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