McLaren’s Lando Norris has issued a public apology to Franco Colapinto just two days after calling for the Alpine driver to be banned by the FIA. The incident that sparked the controversy occurred during Saturday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where a restart following a safety car ended in chaos for three drivers. Colapinto outbraked himself into
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The Azerbaijan Grand Prix has packed up and left the Caspian shoreline. In just over four weeks, the same streets will fill again, this time for the Baku International Arts Festival. On Saturday afternoon, the loudest noise in Baku was twenty cars braking from around 350km/h into Turn 1 at the end of the city’s
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Alpine has issued a strong statement condemning online abuse directed at members of the Formula 1 community following Franco Colapinto’s crash at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Colapinto lost control at a safety car restart in Baku, triggering a pile-up that eliminated both teammate Pierre Gasly and reigning champion Lando Norris from the race. Norris was
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Ferrari chief Fred Vasseur has moved to address the swirling speculation linking former Red Bull boss Christian Horner with a role at the Scuderia. Horner had suggested he would be open to returning to the paddock in what he described as a dream role with Ferrari, intensifying rumours around the team’s leadership structure. The speculation
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Lando Norris was left confused after a technical problem robbed his McLaren of top-end performance during Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying in Baku. The reigning world champion qualified fifth, three tenths behind teammate Oscar Piastri in Q3, marking his worst deficit to his teammate all season. Norris had outqualified Piastri in nine of the previous ten
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It has been a thoroughly miserable 2026 season for Aston Martin, and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend is already following a familiar pattern. Both Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will take on new power unit components beyond their allotted allocation in Baku, resulting in a combined 45-place grid penalty for the struggling team. Alonso faces
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George Russell has endured one of the most difficult stretches of his Formula 1 career in 2026, falling from pre-season title favourite to struggling to keep pace with teammate Kimi Antonelli. The Briton has been forced to fundamentally question his approach to driving, with the peculiar demands of the 2026 technical regulations appearing to actively
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Lewis Hamilton has been making the most of his time away from Formula 1, sharing glimpses of his personal life on Instagram during the mid-season break. The seven-time world champion, aged 41, has been enjoying quality time with girlfriend Kim Kardashian and their Golden Retriever puppy named Halo. Hamilton’s championship challenge has suffered a significant
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Charles Leclerc has admitted that rival teams made approaches before he chose to extend his long-term partnership with Ferrari, though he remains deliberately vague about who those teams were. Speaking on Formula 1’s Beyond the Grid podcast, Leclerc explained that his manager Nicolas Todt handled all external discussions on his behalf while keeping him fully
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Lewis Hamilton’s 2026 title challenge has suffered a serious blow in recent weeks, but Ferrari are plotting a strong finish to the season with fresh upgrades on the way. The three consecutive races in Zandvoort, Monza and Madrid proved disastrous for Hamilton’s championship ambitions, with the gap to rival Kimi Antonelli growing significantly during that
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