Formula 1 News: 2026 Azerbaijan GP Thursday Press Conference

Thursday’s FIA session in Baku ahead of the 2026 Azerbaijan GP was a team-principals press conference. On the dais: Laurent Mekies (Red Bull), Ayao Komatsu (Haas) and Mattia Binotto (Audi). Here are the highlights, followed by the full transcript. –by Mark Cipolloni– Hadjar is back—and locked in for 2027 Red Bull waited until Isack Hadjar was fully fit after a wrist injury that cost him Zandvoort, Monza and Madrid. Mekies said the last scan came on Sunday, he was in the simulator Monday, “and we couldn’t get him out of the simulator.” Only then did they clear him for Baku.…