Charles Leclerc admits that he did not fight more with Sergio Perez for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sprint race victory in order to protect his tyres. The Monegasque started the event from pole position but was overtaken by Perez on...
Sergio Perez says he delivered on his "main objective" in the Formula 1 Sprint race in Azerbaijan, after taking the victory in Baku. Starting second, Perez held position at the start before the Safety Car was deployed early on for...
George Russell says he has 'mixed feelings' after finishing Saturday's Sprint Shootout at Baku in fourth place, following Friday's qualifying session in which he had finished only 11th. A mistake on his final flying lap on Friday...
Sergio Perez has warned F1's budget cap will prevent drivers from taking 'silly risks' during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint. A revision has been made to the alternative format that has seen the sprint separated from the grand prix...
Mercedes' returning Technical Director James Allison has suggested a "wholesale revamp" of the W14's design philosophy would end with the team throwing away "an awful lot of baby along with a small amount of bathwater". Allison returned...
Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok has labelled Ferrari a "contradiction" amid its ongoing struggles. The Scuderia began the sport's newest technical regulations as the team to beat last season with Charles Leclerc securing two of the...
Ferrari Team Principal Frederic Vasseur has underlined Charles Leclerc's commitment to the team after the Monegasque was linked to Mercedes. Leclerc has been touted as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton at the Silver Arrows when the...
It's now three Pole Positions from the last three visits to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Charles Leclerc - who will be hoping for better Formula 1 luck than he got in 2022. Last June, he was in contention for victory but a blown...
Toto Wolff says Mercedes are losing much of their Formula 1 pace to "outstanding Ferrari" in the "twisty bits" of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix track. Ferrari qualified on pole for Sunday's through Charles Leclerc as Mercedes could only...
Charles Leclerc has warned his Ferrari team that Red Bull are still favourites for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, despite his Formula 1 pole position. Leclerc pumped in a 1m:40.203s on his second run in Q3, to improve by 0.242s on his...
Charles Leclerc nabbed pole position for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and will be joined on the front row by Max Verstappen. Having set the exact same time as Verstappen on the first runs in Q3, Leclerc improved by 0.242s on...
Nyck de Vries is expecting his debut Sprint race in F1 to be "particularly challenging" given the lack of practice time following an overhaul of the weekend format. The first of six Sprints to be held in 2023 will take place at the...
Mercedes Technical Director James Allison has revealed the cause of brake issues that led to concern from both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell during practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Parc fermé has been enforced after only...
A majority of the Formula 1 field have taken new power unit components at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix - after the allocation was increased for 2023. Teams were given an extra Interval Combustion Engine, Turbo-Charger, MGU-K and MGU-H...
Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has suggested comments made about the decision to host a Sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix were taken "out of context". Formula 1 marks the first of six alternative weekends at the Baku...
Max Verstappen's late flying lap was good enough to top a sole, disrupted practice session for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of qualifying. With the new sprint weekend format in place, drivers were only given one 60-minute...
Max Verstappen topped the free practice session ahead of qualifying for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Charles Leclerc. The reigning World Champion's lap of 1:42.315 was fractionally faster than the Ferrari...
Championship leaders Red Bull are among several teams to have updated numerous aspects of their cars ahead of this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Despite their imperious start to 2023, the drinks-backed squad have come to Baku with...
Max Verstappen has dismissed suggestions Red Bull's superiority in a straight line, especially with the use of the Drag Reduction System (DRS), is down to the team employing 'magic tricks'. The team's RB19 challenger has been dominant...
With the Azerbaijan Grand Prix being the first Sprint event of the 2023 Formula 1 season, there's a change in the weekend format from this year's previous races. Instead of qualifying taking place on a Saturday, the one-hour session...
The Baku City Circuit is perhaps one of the strangest tracks in all of Formula 1. It is fundamentally a street circuit, but with speeds of over 200mph and a 1.4 mile long pit-straight, it's a challenge not found anywhere else. After...
