For those watching the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, many would agree that George Russell delivered a dominant drive to take a lights-to-flag Formula 1 victory from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.Yet dominance isn’t a word often used when the margin of victory is as small as the gap separating the duo when Read more
Alpine F1 executive Flavio Briatore has been left “extremely disappointed” with his team’s double DNF in F1’s Azerbaijan GP, criticising Franco Colapinto for “a very poor move” to take out team-mate Peirre Gasly.On a lap 36 restart, Colapinto locked his front tyres on the dusty, low-grip inside of the Baku Read more
At the Baku City Circuit, the words Russell spoke after qualifying became reality: the Mercedes driver had already predicted on Friday that, despite starting eighth, Verstappen would pose the biggest threat for victory, and that proved to be the case in a thrilling finale around the streets of Baku.Verstappen fell Read more
After setting the fastest time in final practice and feeling good about the upgrades, Verstappen hoped to pull off a surprise in Baku, but an engine problem threw a spanner in the works.Initially, it appeared to be related to deployment issues and therefore problems on the electrical side of the Read more
A technical problem caused a lack of top speed on Lando Norris’ McLaren Formula 1 car in Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying, with the reigning world champion down in fifth.Despite having outqualified team-mate Oscar Piastri 9-1 in the 10 previous sessions, Norris found himself three tenths’ adrift in Q3 – his Read more
Mercedes driver George Russell has beaten Charles Leclerc to take a dominant pole at Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, while team-mate and title favourite Kimi Antonelli is set for a comeback race from 16th after crashing in Q1.At the 6km Baku City Circuit, Antonelli tagged the barriers on the inside of Read more
Formula 1 world championship leader Kimi Antonelli says he needs to “do a much better job” after an “unnecessary” qualifying crash in Baku left him 16th on the grid.Antonelli made an unforced error in Q1 when he tagged the inside wall in Turn 1 left-hander to start his second flying Read more
Lewis Hamilton has rued Ferrari’s qualifying strategy at Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, explaining it left him without a slipstream.Hamilton’s performance worsened throughout qualifying on Friday in Baku, as he outpaced team-mate Charles Leclerc by exactly one tenth in Q1 before ending up 0.257s and 0.495s adrift in the following Read more
As Formula 1 enters the final phase of the season, with three triple-headers on paper, the question remains where the 2026 season will end. In theory, the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix are still scheduled to take place, and F1 strongly emphasises that, as things stand, this also remains Read more
Mercedes driver George Russell ended Thursday’s practice running at Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix on top after comfortably leading FP2.Russell held off Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli as the Silver Arrows enjoyed a comfortable cushion through the fast streets in Baku.With the race taking place on Saturday to Read more