Qualifying
F1 2026
Round 15
Alonso P19, Stroll P21 in Azerbaijan Grand Prix Qualifying
Qualifying for Round 15 of the F1 season, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, took place at the Baku City Circuit on Friday 25 September. Fernando Alonso qualified P19, with Lance Stroll P21.


Fernando Alonso
14
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team It was tricky with the windy conditions today, but this is typical here in Baku and it was the same for everyone. I was happy with my performance and with the overall balance of the car today compared to yesterday. We are losing a lot of lap time on the straights and so I think it will make the race difficult for us. We will try to keep on improving and learn as much as we can about the car in the race tomorrow.
It was tricky with the windy conditions today, but this is typical here in Baku and it was the same for everyone. I was happy with my performance and with the overall balance of the car today compared to yesterday. We are losing a lot of lap time on the straights and so I think it will make the race difficult for us. We will try to keep on improving and learn as much as we can about the car in the race tomorrow.

Lance Stroll
18
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team We are struggling with power here, but also downforce. It's the car we have; it’s not easy to drive. We are trying to put everything together, but there aren’t a huge number of positives to take from today. We are starting from the back of the grid with the penalties, so we will just have to hope some opportunities come our way.
We are struggling with power here, but also downforce. It's the car we have; it’s not easy to drive. We are trying to put everything together, but there aren’t a huge number of positives to take from today. We are starting from the back of the grid with the penalties, so we will just have to hope some opportunities come our way.

Mike Krack
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Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team A busy Q1 session with both drivers dealing well with the traffic to get a clean lap on the board. They did two runs each, on the Soft tyres, although Fernando had to abort his final attempt. We ended the session in P19 for Fernando and P21 for Lance, but the grid penalties [for new PU components] will drop us to the back of the grid. It was always going to be a tough circuit for us, but we will do our best to compete with the cars around us tomorrow.
A busy Q1 session with both drivers dealing well with the traffic to get a clean lap on the board. They did two runs each, on the Soft tyres, although Fernando had to abort his final attempt. We ended the session in P19 for Fernando and P21 for Lance, but the grid penalties [for new PU components] will drop us to the back of the grid. It was always going to be a tough circuit for us, but we will do our best to compete with the cars around us tomorrow.

Shintaro Orihara
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Honda Overnight we made tweaks to our energy management strategy to maximise our power units for qualifying. Unfortunately, the results reflect the PU performance at these sorts of circuits with long straights. This is our reality and we will focus on preparing what we can for tomorrow’s race to be ready for all scenarios.
Overnight we made tweaks to our energy management strategy to maximise our power units for qualifying. Unfortunately, the results reflect the PU performance at these sorts of circuits with long straights. This is our reality and we will focus on preparing what we can for tomorrow’s race to be ready for all scenarios.




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