Sir Lewis Hamilton made race engineer Peter Bonnington aware of the “dangerous” amount of bouncing going on for the Mercedes during qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The nature of the new technical regulations in Formula 1 means that the ground effect aerodynamics affect the cars’ performance on the straights, and the floor of the
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A huge part of setting a good lap at the Baku Street Circuit is the slipstream; if a driver has one on the main straight, they can gain around half a second in lap time. George Russell qualified fifth in Baku ahead of team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton after he took advantage of a tow from
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has expressed concern over Sir Lewis Hamilton’s physical condition ahead of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton and team-mate George Russell both suffered from a lot of bouncing during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend, and it was by far the most aggressive due to the long straights, the bumpy
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Qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was just as frantic and chaotic as it always has been at the Baku City Circuit, something which wasn’t helped by a red flag with just under three minutes remaining in Q1. Lance Stroll crashed into the barrier at Turn 2 with just a few minutes remaining on the
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Some Formula 1 fans have jokingly reminded Sir Lewis Hamilton of the first corner in Azerbaijan after his incident in 2021. Some fans held up a sign for Hamilton’s former team-mate Nico Rosberg in 2016 after he ran the 37-year-old off the circuit in Austria that year, earning him a penalty as he finished fourth.
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Following a chaotic qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, both Lando Norris and Sir Lewis Hamilton were cleared of any wrongdoing after the pair were investigated by the FIA for driving slowly. With just over two minutes remaining in Q1, Lance Stroll brought out a late red flag after crashing at Turn 2. This resulted
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Charles Leclerc revealed that he “released the brakes and prayed” on his pole position lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after taking a superb pole at the Baku City Circuit. Leclerc made it a staggering four poles in a row, cementing his place as the fastest driver over a single lap this season. The Monegasque
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Daniel Ricciardo’s future at the McLaren F1 Team has been one of the most talked about topics so far this season, following Zak Brown’s negative comments about the Australian driver. Ricciardo has struggled yet again this season; the 32-year-old currently has 11 points to his name after seven rounds. Lando Norris on the other hand
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen accepts that there was some fortune involved with his victory at Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but puts the success down to having a superior car to Ferrari. Red Bull’s tyre management that they have shown throughout the season was always going to suit them well on race day in Azerbaijan, and
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff sympathised with Sir Lewis Hamilton after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix following the 37-year-old’s strong drive to fourth. Mercedes’ bouncing was arguably the worst it has ever been in Baku this weekend, and it got to the point where Hamilton was complaining of severe back pain during the race while he
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