George Russell and F1 stars cannot help but laugh as kid sings national anthem at Azerbaijan Grand Prix

GEORGE RUSSELL, Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton sent social media into meltdown after laughing at a grid kid belting out the national anthem.

found the moment so funny that he decided to record it.

Lando Norris’ grid-kid gave a passionate performance of the national anthem The Azerbaijan grid kids took their role to a new level Williams driver Carlos Sainz couldn’t help but chuckle

The passionate grid kid was singing his lungs out with his hand on his heart as Azerbaijan’s national anthem was performed before Sunday’s race.

It was like the drivers were back at school trying to hold in their laughter during the serious moment.

couldn’t help but let out a laugh and Russell had to hold it together when the duo made eye contact.

, who was next to Norris, also had a smile on his face.

Across from them, Mercedes driver also spotted the hilarious moment and couldn’t stop himself chuckling as the cameras panned to him.

Ferrari duo Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were in fits of laughter, and the Brit even whipped out his iphone to record the moment.

Anontelli then had to put his head down to avoid being set off again by the kid.

Williams driver Carlos Sainz also couldn’t take his eyes off the grid kid’s hilarious performance.

by a whopping 15 SECONDS as Oscar Piastri crashed out before the first lap had finished.

The normally unflappable Aussie simply locked up and headed straight into the barrier all by himself at Turn 5.

It ended a whopping 34-race streak of finishing races but Lando Norris failed to capitalise on his team-mate’s blunder as he finished in seventh and suffered another slow pit stop.

It means the British 24-year-old ate into Piastri’s lead in the title-race by a meagre six points.

George Russell came second while Carlos Sainz finished in third, bagging Williams’ first full race podium since 2017.

Replays showed that Piastri had also jumped the start, then stopped, and was slow to get away again leaving him near the back before his accident.