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
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
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
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
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
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has secured pole for Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a botched Q1 run left Lando Norris just 17th on the grid.A dominant Leclerc held off McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by three tenths, with both his Q3 laps good enough for pole as the Monegasque driver extended hisContinue Reading
Formula 1 teams are working without their usual weather radar system at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, because of a political dispute between the Azeri and French governments.Autosport understands that due to French nationals, including dual citizens, being advised not to travel to Azerbaijan in a travel warning issued byContinue Reading
Red Bull boss Christian Horner insists that team orders between his two drivers are clear and that Sergio Perez “knows 100%” that he will be playing a support role to Max Verstappen this season.Confusion still reigns over McLaren’s own ‘Papaya Rules’ and just how and when Oscar Piastri will aidContinue Reading
George Russell shaded Charles Leclerc in FP3 for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as McLaren and Mercedes got on terms with Red Bull and Ferrari ahead of qualifying.Leclerc had showed good progress throughout the session and managed to sit on top of the order after beating an impressive lap from OscarContinue Reading
Valtteri Bottas could yet win the race for the final seat on the Formula 1 grid for next season as Sauber team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi said the current incumbent is one on the “top of the list”.With Nico Hulkenberg long since confirmed as racing for Sauber in its final seasonContinue Reading