Aston Martin enjoyed a solid Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday, with Fernando Alonso having once again been the team’s leading driver. The double World Champion’s consecutive podium streak did unfortunately come to an end, though, with the 41-year-old having only managed fourth. Considering Alonso started the race in sixth, fourth was by no means a
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With Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix having been one of the worst at the Baku City Circuit, it makes sense to revisit 2017, a year which saw one of the most eventful races at the venue. Sergio Perez claimed a comfortable victory on Sunday to cut Max Verstappen’s championship lead to just six points, with the
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Max Verstappen has not been discreet about his thoughts on the new Formula 1 Sprint race format, openly criticising it and even suggesting it could lead him to retire early if it is adopted more widely. The Dutchman’s disapproval of the situation is only likely to have grown after a tough weekend in Baku saw
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Following reports from Italian media, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff confirmed during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that he has indeed had a conversation with Charles Leclerc, but that it was to decide “whether we should go to Starbucks”. In the build-up to the weekend, it was rumoured that Leclerc had been holding secret talks with
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Angela Cullen has expressed her continued commitment to Lewis Hamilton, believing he still has the ability to “create magic” despite the difficulties currently being experienced by Mercedes. Cullen and Hamilton had a close working relationship for many years, with the physiotherapist making regular appearances at races, becoming the former world champion’s closest confidant. The duo
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The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was, on the whole, an unusually quiet affair, with only one Safety Car deployed after the AlphaTauri of Nyck De Vries clipped the wall and retired from the race. The tight and tricky circuit often sees several yellow flag incidents that can lead to Safety Car scenarios due to the difficulty
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Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz is seemingly never far away from the action, whether that be during a race or after it. The veteran was involved in another comical incident on Saturday following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race, where he was forced to apologise for his cameraman’s actions. During his post-session show ‘Ted’s
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff stated during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend that he doesn’t hate reigning World Champion Max Verstappen, with the Austrian actually “really” liking him. Wolff shared his view on Verstappen after revealing that a Dutch nanny assumed she “wouldn’t stand a chance” of being hired by Wolff and Susie Wolff, due
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Sergio Perez is very much in the fight to be the 2023 Formula 1 World Champion, after the Mexican capitalised on a Safety Car to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. 24 hours after winning Saturday’s first sprint race of the season, Perez was in the number one spot again as he crossed the line to
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Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill has accused Max Verstappen of being a “sore loser” after the Dutchman moaned about the new format and lashed out at George Russell in a post-race confrontation. Verstappen struggled during the Sprint Shootout, lining up in P3 and failing to gain any places during the race after an
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