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There is a fascinating comparison to be had between the current furore over stage management in Formula 1 and two notorious examples from the past.Why? Because Andrea Stella is a common denominator in all three. The McLaren team principal was Fernando Alonso’s race engineer in 2010 when Alonso’s Ferrari team-mate,Continue Reading

Lando Norris reckons he is now on the backfoot for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a “costly” error during the second Formula 1 practice session.The McLaren driver topped FP1 but finished 10th in FP2 after clattering the outside wall of the Turn 4 exit, which brought an early end toContinue Reading

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton pipped team-mate Charles Leclerc in second free practice at Baku’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, while Formula 1 title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both struggled.Ferrari duo Hamilton and Leclerc led the early running and as rivals struggled on the slippery streets of Baku the Scuderia stayed onContinue Reading

McLaren’s Lando Norris has topped Friday’s curtailed first practice at Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Norris headed team-mate Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in a two-part session that saw a lengthy interruption for kerb issues.On the streets of the Azeri capital championship leader Piastri soon had to halt his runContinue Reading

Azerbaijan might have been on the Formula 1 calendar for almost a decade but this weekend is likely to throw up many unknowns.One of those is caused by Pirelli’s decision to bring tyre compounds a step softer than last year, as it already has done for several races this seasonContinue Reading

Yuki Tsunoda has been struggling since his promotion to Red Bull Racing, picking up just nine points since making the step-up. The Japanese driver is now under pressure, and Helmut Marko has named the Mexican Grand Prix at the end of October as a reference point – meaning the nextContinue Reading

Almost two weeks on from McLaren’s decision to ask Oscar Piastri to wave Lando Norris through in Monza, following the Briton’s slow pitstop in the closing stages of the race, both drivers have now had the benefit of various debriefs and debates about the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix’s chainContinue Reading