Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc could be facing a grid drop later this season after his engine failure in Azerbaijan that cost him victory. The Monegasque was given a new engine for the Monaco Grand Prix after the failure in Spain, but that was unable to last two races when he suffered a smoky exit from the
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Fans on social media have a tendency to kick people when they are down, and this has certainly been the case with Sir Lewis Hamilton this season. George Russell put in another mightily impressive performance in qualifying in Azerbaijan to start the race fifth, and he has out-qualified seventh-placed Hamilton for the fifth time in
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The stewards have cleared Sir Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris of any wrongdoing after the incident involving him and McLaren’s Lando Norris in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Hamilton was eager to use the McLarens of Norris and Daniel Ricciardo behind him for a tow on his lap in Q3, but they stayed behind
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton was trying out some new parts on his car during qualifying in Baku, but they did not work as well as they would have liked as he qualified seventh. The “porpoising” has made a return for Mercedes this weekend as they continue to try
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that there was an issue with re-fuelling on Sergio Perez’s car that meant he was late out for the final run in Q3 in Azerbaijan. Team-mate Max Verstappen asked the team on the radio why he was being sent out first after he looked across the garage
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Mercedes driver George Russell has suggested that action needs to be taken on the “porpoising” phenomenon before someone has a nasty accident. Mercedes have been bouncing off the track surface again in Baku this weekend as the issue makes a return, and it appears to be a fundamental issue with the chassis and floor itself,
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is looking forward to seeing how his tyres fare in Baku this weekend compared with the last couple of rounds in Spain and Monaco after taking a brilliant pole position. Leclerc had been slightly down on team-mate Carlos Sainz after the opening run of Q3 in Baku, but his second run was
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Sergio Pérez heads into this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix looking to make it back-to-back street circuit victories, after winning the recent Monaco Grand Prix. The Mexican stands a great chance at doing just that, after winning the race at the Baku City Circuit last season in what was his first victory for Red Bull Racing.
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is still feeling optimistic for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix despite losing out on pole and qualifying fourth on Saturday. Sainz was on provisional pole after the first run of the final qualifying session in Baku, but he made a costly mistake at Turn Two on the second attempt, opening the door or
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Williams driver Alex Albon was furious at Alpine’s Fernando Alonso at the end of the first qualifying session in Baku as he was eliminated. Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll had found the barrier at Turn Two late on in the session and, with two-and-a-half minutes to go, the red flag was brought out. It meant that
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