Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has praised the sensibility of Sergio Perez after he was asked not to fight Max Verstappen in Baku. Perez had out-qualified Verstappen for the third time this season and the second time consecutively by starting the race second behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, and he took the lead from the
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Porpoising was once again the main story at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after a number of drivers revealed the back pain suffered from the sheer aggressiveness of the bouncing. McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl believes something needs to be done, with Sir Lewis Hamilton struggling to climb out of his W13 post race. Despite McLaren
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Double Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen reckons Sergio Perez was the best overall performer during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, not Sir Lewis Hamilton. Perez started the race in Baku second behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc after out-qualifying team-mate Max Verstappen for the third time this year. The Mexican then took the lead into Turn One
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Pierre Gasly has joined an array of drivers to slam the FIA over the ongoing porpoising issue, after the Frenchman discussed the situation at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Scuderia AlphaTauri driver had an excellent race at the Baku City Circuit, crossing the line in an impressive 5th place. Gasly was overtaken by Sir Lewis
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle does not believe that other teams will be at all willing to help Mercedes by allowing the regulations to be changed to eradicate “porpoising.” The bouncing issue caused by the ground effect aerodynamics were intensified last weekend by the long straights in Baku, and the bottoming out cost Mercedes
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Following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which was won by Max Verstappen, racer and Sky Sports F1 pundit Naomi Schiff faced a senseless Twitter troll who questioned her suitability for the role. The 28-year-old started her racing career when she was just 11-years-old, and has gone on to race in a number of championships, including prototype,
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Sebastian Vettel had his best performance of the season at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after the Aston Martin F1 Team driver crossed the line in a superb sixth place. It was a great afternoon in Baku for Vettel, who would’ve been fighting Pierre Gasly for 5th had it not been for a costly error during
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1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill says that the battle for the championship is still far from over after a horrible afternoon for Ferrari in Baku. Both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz suffered reliability failures on Sunday, leaving Max Verstappen to lead home Sergio Perez for a Red Bull one-two as they extended their
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It’s fair to say that Sebastian Vettel is still very much not over the 2019 Canadian GP, after joking with reporter Lee Mckenzie that he won that particular race. Whilst still driving for Ferrari at the time, Vettel was awarded a five-second penalty which saw him finish the race in second. The penalty was awarded
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Jos Verstappen believes his son Max was galvanised to victory in Baku by his third-placed finish in Monaco as he stormed to victory in Azerbaijan last weekend. Sergio Perez headed into Baku fresh off a victory in Monaco and a new contract until 2024, and it looked as though his forward momentum was about to
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