Max Verstappen enjoyed a solid qualifying session on Friday at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Dutchman having secured a strong front row start. Despite being blisteringly quick in the last sector throughout qualifying, Verstappen couldn’t beat Charles Leclerc to pole at the Baku City Circuit, with the Monegasque having claimed his third consecutive pole
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Ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, reigning World Champion Max Verstappen had his car investigated by the FIA, as part of a random check carried out by the governing body. The FIA revealed on Wednesday that Verstappen’s car had been randomly selected for checks, after the Dutchman finished in the top ten at the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is fully aware that a “magic bullet” won’t come along and solve the Germans’ problems, with the side set to introduce a series of upgrades over the coming races. Wolff confirmed earlier in the season that a new concept of the W14 would be introduced in Europe, with the Emilia
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Ahead of this weekend’s usual chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the FIA have announced that the second DRS zone will be moved 100m further down the 2.2km main straight, making overtaking more challenging. The Baku City Circuit hosts two DRS zones, one between Turns Two and Three, and another between Turns 20 and 1. Last season,
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To no surprise at all given the rumours which have been circulating ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso spent the majority of Thursday being asked if he’s dating pop icon Taylor Swift, something he’s neither confirmed nor denied. The suggestion that Alonso and Swift could be dating started after it was shared
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Mercedes’ returning technical officer James Allison has confirmed that the Silver Arrows will have upgrades for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, a circuit which left the team with nightmares 12 months ago. Whilst Mercedes claimed a podium at the Baku City Circuit last season, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton suffered from extreme porpoising, leaving Hamilton
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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has dealt fans of the Italians a huge blow, after revealing that the Maranello-based team will not be taking any upgrades to this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Formula 1’s four-week break comes to an end this weekend at the Baku City Circuit, a track which Red Bull are expected to
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen will likely be wanting to get through next weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix as quickly as possible, with the Baku City Circuit set to host the first sprint race of the 2023 F1 season. This year will see six events host sprint races, with it yet to be decided whether a
MoreWilliams team principal James Vowles has revealed that it’s yet to be confirmed which sprint format will be used at next weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Baku City Circuit set to host the first of six sprint races this season. The Azerbaijan GP is usually chaotic without the addition of a sprint race, with
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was left encouraged by the team’s performance at the recent Australian Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton secured the Silver Arrows’ first podium of the 2023 F1 season. 2023 has certainly started challengingly for Mercedes, with the Germans having slipped to fourth in the pecking order at the season-opener in Bahrain.
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