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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Lewis Hamilton has weighed in on the new weekend race format after the seven-time world champion finished seventh in the first sprint race of the season. The number of sprint races has doubled from three to six for the 2023 season, with a new format seeing practice reduced to a one hour session on the
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For the vast majority of the grid, Saturday afternoon’s sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was fairly uneventful, with the exception being reigning World Champion Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ George Russell. Verstappen saw his championship lead reduced by two points Saturday afternoon, after finishing third in the sprint, whilst Sergio Perez claimed victory. The
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As Charles Leclerc was racing round Azerbaijan, he attempted to communicate to his team that a cat was wandering around the circuit, potentially causing a hazard to drivers and the feline. The moment came as Leclerc was preparing for the safety car restart after an incident saw Yuki Tsunoda lose his wheel, costing the AlphaTauri
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Logan Sargeant was left furious with Ferrari during Sprint Qualifying 1 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after the Williams driver crashed heavily on the exit of the challenging Turn 15. The American has shown great pace all weekend and actually made it into Q2 for the first time in his Formula 1 career Friday afternoon,
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has admitted that he will “start thinking” about the team’s 2024 driver line-up once Formula 1 returns from the summer break later in the year, with Kevin Magnussen ultimately having until then to improve. After being Haas’ dominant driver by far last season alongside Mick Schumacher, Magnussen has so far
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Mercedes has implemented a reshuffle at its home base before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with James Allison returning as the team’s technical director and Mike Elliott stepping in as chief technical officer. This change follows criticism from Lewis Hamilton regarding the W14’s design and Mercedes’ development approach at the beginning of the season. Hamilton had
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Former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone has told Mercedes reserve driver Mick Schumacher that he needs to “forget” about making a comeback to the grid, with the ex-F1 supremo informing the German to “wake up from a dream”. Schumacher currently finds himself as Mercedes’ reserve driver after he was dropped by Haas at the end
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AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda revealed his fury at Logan Sargeant over the team radio when a crash during the spring qualifying session cost the Japanese driver a shot at a top level start on Saturday afternoon. Sargeant had already secured a spot in SQ2 but was attempting to improve his standing during a flying lap when
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