The F1 safety system calls behind Norris’s Azerbaijan qualifying exit
A split-second call to activate yellow flags for Esteban Ocon’s damaged Alpine was behind McLaren driver Lando Norris’s Formula 1 Baku Q1 qualifying exit.The incident meant title hopeful Norris was eliminated and qualified 17th in Baku on Saturday, which puts a potential big dent in his hopes of overhauling MaxContinue Reading
Verstappen rues bouncing Red Bull that derailed Azerbaijan qualifying
World champion Max Verstappen says a set-up change that made his Red Bull car bounce was behind his muted qualifying session for Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Verstappen looked to be in the hunt with the Ferraris and McLarens all weekend but struggled to wring a great lap out of hisContinue Reading
Brad Perez is hunting for “80-percenter” opportunities to get ahead in racing
A few years ago, Brad Perez was valeting cars. Now, he drives in NASCAR.Perez, 27, calls himself a “working-class racer” because he’s built a different, wildly interesting version of a race career — one that takes a special kind of hustle. When he’s not running a race in the XfinityContinue Reading
Colapinto: Azerbaijan Q3 result “a dream come true”
Franco Colapinto dedicated his “dream” Azerbaijan Grand Prix ninth-place qualifying result to the Williams engineers who rebuilt his car following a shunt in free practice on Friday.Colapinto was promoted into a race seat after team boss James Vowles made the call to drop Logan Sargeant ahead of the Monza weekend,Continue Reading
Albon: “Rush to get tow” behind Williams’ airbox fan blunder which led to fine
Alex Albon put Williams’ failure to remove his airbox fan down to a “rush to get the tow” at the end of Formula 1 qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.The Anglo-Thai driver left the Williams garage with the fan still lodged in the intake above his head, forcing him toContinue Reading
Albon: “Rush to get tow” behind Williams’ airbox fan blunder
Alex Albon put Williams’ failure to remove his airbox fan down to a “rush to get the tow” at the end of Formula 1 qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.The Anglo-Thai driver left the Williams garage with the fan still lodged in the intake above his head, forcing him toContinue Reading
F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch & more
Charles Leclerc scored pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix by 0.321s from Oscar Piastri and is the fourth consecutive time the Ferrari driver will have started from the front in Baku.While Piastri is in the hunt for victory in second, championship-chasing Lando Norris in the other McLaren will goContinue Reading
Bearman “an idiot” for error which cost Azerbaijan Q3 spot
Oliver Bearman says out-qualifying team-mate Nico Hulkenberg on his Haas debut at Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix doesn’t outweigh his disappointment on missing out on the top 10.Bearman finished 11th in Q2, missing the Q3 shootout by just 0.128s to Williams driver Alex Albon.The young Briton, who is set forContinue Reading
F1 team-mates’ qualifying battles: Azerbaijan GP
After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this willContinue Reading
Norris suffers bizarre Azerbaijan Q1 exit
Lando Norris endured a first Q1 elimination of the season at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix due to confusion over a yellow flag.Norris backed off during his last run after yellow flags were displayed in the final sector due to an incident involving Alpine’s Esteban Ocon. However, it appeared that the flagsContinue Reading