F1 Azerbaijan GP Race Review | Russell Wins & Red Bull Doubles Up on the Podium

In this episode, we recap the Azerbaijan GP in Baku, where George Russell took the win ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar returned from injury to complete a double podium for Red Bull. Two safety cars, messy restarts, and a close finish gave us plenty to talk about. We break down Russell’s winning weekend, Kimi Antonelli’s recovery from P16 to P5, and Red Bull’s surprising pace. Hadjar delivered, but did Red Bull handle the team orders fairly? We have thoughts about that one. Meanwhile, McLaren had a rough Sunday. Oscar Piastri’s podium hopes slipped away with a lock-up, while Lando Norris’s race ended in the restart collision with Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly. We get into Colapinto’s penalty, Norris’s post-race frustration, and our debate over race bans. There’s also Ferrari’s lack of pace with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, contact between the Racing Bulls teammates, a double points finish for Haas, and Carlos Sainz scoring a point with Williams’ upgraded car. Plus, we cover Audi’s strategy gamble, Cadillac’s mixed afternoon, Aston Martin’s double DNF, and how tire choices shaped the race. We round things out with the standings, our drivers of the day and biggest letdowns, and a look ahead to the next race—with podium predictions that took a little negotiating. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and don’t forget to subscribe for more F1 race reviews! 🏎️ Want to watch our F1 reviews? Check out the playlist here:    • F1 2026: Team Previews, Race Reviews & Sto...   ✨ Want to watch our F1 Academy coverage? Check out the playlist here:    • F1 Academy 2026   📩 Have a story for our “Why Were You Yelling?” segment? Send it to: wayypod.storytime@gmail.com ⏰ Timecodes ⏰ 00:00 Cold Open 00:35 Intro: Azerbaijan GP 01:09 Podium & Championship Standings 01:36 Race Overview & First Impressions 05:55 Mercedes: Russell Wins & Antonelli Recovers 11:53 Red Bull: Verstappen’s Charge & Hadjar’s Return 15:38 Red Bull Team Orders: Was Hadjar Treated Fairly? 26:59 Ferrari: Leclerc & Hamilton Short on Pace 29:20 McLaren: Norris’s DNF & the Race Ban Debate 36:39 Piastri’s Podium Chance Slips Away 38:15 Racing Bulls: Lindblad & Lawson Collide 40:55 Haas: Double Points & Ocon’s Future 44:12 Alpine: Restart Collision & Colapinto’s Penalty 45:32 Williams: Upgrades, Sainz’s Point & Albon’s Crash 48:07 Audi: Strategy Gamble & Bortoleto’s Penalty 49:09 Cadillac: Perez’s Progress & Bottas’s DNF 51:44 Aston Martin: Double DNF 52:33 Best & Worst: Drivers of the Day & Biggest Letdowns 54:16 Next Race Preview: Sepang 1:04:18 Next Race Podium Predictions 1:08:00 Final Thoughts & Outro Why Are You Yelling? is a podcast for people who get a little too loud about the things that matter and the things that don’t. Join Anna and Jessica every episode as they talk pop culture, current events, and more. Watch new episodes here on YouTube or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or pretty much anywhere else you listen to podcasts. Follow Why Are You Yelling Instagram:   / wayypod   Twitter: https://x.com/WAYYpod Facebook:   / wayypod   Follow Jessica:   / jessica.nicole.humphreys   Follow Anna:   / annalimoges   Submit your “Why Were You Yelling?” story to be read on the podcast! Send us an email at wayypod.storytime@gmail.com and tell us all about it!