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No points today but it was a good and useful long-run practice in preparation for the race, which remains our priority.
When you start from pole and don't bring home the win, you cannot be totally satisfied with the outcome. Having said that, Charles and Carlos produced the race we expected and delivered a good result.
Fortunately, the DRS issues we have encountered throughout the event did not affect us during the Sprint.
George and Max's contact was a racing incident. One was trying to go around the outside and that is never going to be easy.
We now have a much better, in-depth understanding of the soft and medium compounds' behaviour in race conditions and that will allow us to define the best possible strategy for tomorrow.
It's been another frustrating day for the team but we are firmly focused on tomorrow's race where points are on offer.
AlphaTauri has been fined after allowing Yuki Tsunoda to rejoin the race in an unsafe condition following his first lap clash with his teammate, Nyck de Vries.
Scoring no points on a day where we were constantly competing near the front is very frustrating, but we are pleased with the pace of FW45, especially as we brought only minor updates this weekend.
Sergio Perez consolidates his reputation as a street fighter, as he claims first Sprint victory of the season and teammate Max Verstappen has words with George (Richard Head seemingly) Russell.
Following a meeting between drivers and officials, the standing start procedure has been revised with immediate effect.
F1 will continue to race on the streets of Baku until 2026, as organisers sign a new contract.
