12:14
Hot pace at the front
Piastri sets the fastest lap of the race - 1m48.070s, 0.7s quicker than Perez in third.
Norris is still running in 11th on the hard tyres, running over one-second off the pace of the front two.
Start of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
2024 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Race Day - As it happened
A recap of what happened at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
15 Sep 2024
12:13
Great pace from Piastri
He's still in DRS range of Leclerc in the fight for the win here. They're running 1.7s ahead of Perez in third.
12:12
Hamilton making some progress
He's up to 15th now in the Mercedes having started from the pit lane. A lot of work to do though as he's 22s behind Leclerc now.
12:10
The order on Lap 3
Leclerc ahead of Piastri, Perez, Sainz, Verstappen, Russell, Alonso, Colapinto, Albon, Bearman, Norris, Hulkenberg, Tsunoda, Ricciardo, Gasly, Hamilton, Bottas, Zhou, Ocon and Stroll.
12:08
Lap 2/51
Piastri remains in DRS range of Leclerc in the fight for the lead, while Perez has been dropped in third.
Norris is now up to 11th in the McLaren having got past Tsunoda into Turn 2.
12:07
The order on Lap 1
Leclerc, Piastri, Perez, Sainz, Verstappen, Russell, Alonso, Colapinto, Albon, Bearman, Tsunoda, Norris, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Gasly, Bottas, Hamilton, Zhou and Ocon.
Stroll is in the pit lane after reporting a puncture.
12:05
Start
Leclerc maintains his lead into Turn 1 ahead of Piastri. Perez is up to third ahead of Sainz, while Verstappen is up to fifth.
12:04
Here we go then
The 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix is underway... who will come out on top?
12:03
Previous winners in Baku
2023: Perez
2022: Verstappen
2021: Perez
2019: Bottas
2018: Hamilton
12:00
Formation lap underway
Leclerc leads the pack away from pole position.
11:58
Tyres
Everyone on mediums except Albon, Ricciardo, Norris, Zhou, Gasly and Ocon.
11:54
Reminder of the grid
Leclerc, Piastri, Sainz, Perez, Russell, Verstappen, Alonso, Colapinto, Albon, Bearman, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Stroll, Ricciardo, Norris, Bottas, Zhou and Gasly.
Hamilton and Ocon start from the pit lane.
11:41
Tyre chat ahead of the race
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— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) September 15, 2024
11:32
The grid for today
Leclerc, Piastri, Sainz, Perez, Russell, Verstappen, Alonso, Colapinto, Albon, Bearman, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Stroll, Ricciardo, Norris, Bottas, Zhou and Gasly.
Hamilton and Ocon start from the pit lane.
11:20
The story in qualifying
- Leclerc dominated qualifying with another stunning Baku lap to take pole
- Piastri was his nearest challenger, but tight in behind with Sainz, Perez, Russell and Verstappen in the mix
- Norris will start the race from 15th after he was knocked out in Q1
- Hamilton is starting from the pit lane after a PU change
11:13
Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Crash.net live blog for the 2024 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
It's another big day in the title race with Lando Norris starting outside the top 10 following his Q1 exit.
We'll be building up to the race which kicks off at 12pm UK time.
