Race Review | 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix | 201 | Not a Seat, Not a Date, Not Even Baku: Who Gets to Stay in Formula 1?

George Russell held off Max Verstappen all the way to the flag at the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. One mistake took out both Alpines and reigning world champion Lando Norris, and left a question hanging over the driver who made it.

With Dick out for this one, Sabrina and Joe Saward spend this race review on the question underneath it all: in Formula 1, who actually gets to keep their place?

Racing Bulls has three drivers and two seats. Haas is reshaping its lineup. And Christian Horner's name keeps surfacing at Ferrari, at a moment Joe finds very convenient.

The calendar is facing the same question. With Qatar and Saudi Arabia still unresolved, where does this season actually end, and why does one Italian circuit keep coming up? Baku has its own plan for holding on: a permanent track on an island that doesn't exist yet.

Seats, dates, circuits. In Formula 1, nothing keeps its place for free.

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