2026 F1 Baku race analysis by Peter Windsor

Excluding the staged one-twos of the Michael Schumacher/Ferrari era, Baku produced the closest F1 finish since...Jerez, 1986, when Ayrton Senna's Lotus-Renault crossed the line only 0.014 ahead of Nigel Mansell's Williams-Honda. At Baku, 2026, Max Verstappen's Red Bull-RBPT-Ford was only 0.196 behind George Russell's winning Mercedes as they crossed the line, bringing to an end a race of two worlds - a tedious follow-the-leader procession in the first phase followed by a Safety Car-generated, dramatic reboot over the closing 16 laps. Isack Hadjar underpinned an excellent day for Red Bull by finishing a strong third ahead of Charles Leclerc's Ferrari; Kimi Antonelli finished fifth in the other Mercedes (after starting 16th); and Sir Lewis Hamilton placed sixth in the other Ferrari. Peter in this video looks back at the key elements of a spectacular day in Azerbaijan. Become a channel member and enjoy our live race chats through to the end of the season:    / @peterwindsor   With thanks to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets: https://jetcraft.com To TrackNinja, a lap-timer and data app designed to help users improve their on-track car and driver performance through analysis and an innovative Data Garage. A lite version is free; the loaded edition is US$9.99 pcm or $99.99 yearly: https://trackninja.app And to REC Watches, whose timepieces are infused with DNA and actual material from famous racing and road cars. Claim your additional 10 per cent discount by adding the codeword PETER: https://recwatches.com/next-project Alternative race stats courtesy of Aleš Norskŷ: www.GPfactsandnumbers.com Images: Mercedes, Red Bull, Pirelli, AP Archive and Grand Prix Photo: https://www.grandprixphoto.com Music: Rain over Kyoto Station (The Mini Vandals); Science Montage (Jeremy Blake) Visit our new merchandise store to Make Corners Great Again! https://sl1nk.com/l0uanyx Visit https://alpinestars.com for all your racing apparel Visit: https://fxdworkwear.com for all your purpose-build, technical workwear Follow Peter @peterwindsor Book a Cameo with Peter: https://cameo.com/peterwindsor Contact us at: peterwindsoryt@gmail.com We support the Race Against Dementia: https://raceagainstdementia.com The Alora dog rescue shelter (Malaga, Spain) https://aloradogrescue.com Stephen Gallacher Golf Foundation https://sgfoundation.co.uk Nick: you're with us always: https://samaritans.org