The Azerbaijan Grand Prix marks the start of a new race format for sprint weekends, as Formula 1 officials look to make the sport more exciting across all three days of action. Agreed earlier in the week, the format sees practice reduced to one session, the Grand Prix qualifying moved to the Friday and Saturday
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The Azerbaijan Grand Prix proved to be a trickier than usual affair for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen as he found himself unable to take victory in either of the weekend’s races amid a series of unfortunate setbacks. The Sprint race proved to be challenging for Verstappen early on, as he took damage in the early
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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri had a tough weekend in Azerbaijan on and off the track, as the Australian driver battled with health issues, hurting his performance. The Papaya team only managed to leave Baku with 2 points after failing to score points in the Sprint race and Lando Norris only just managing to secure P9 in
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Sergio Perez has warned that the limitations of the Formula 1 budget cap will impact the risks that teams take during the sprint race in Azerbaijan. A new format, voted through earlier this week, moving the Grand Prix qualifying to Friday, turning Saturday into a sprint race special and limiting practice to a 1 hour
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Tensions have continued to rise between Max Verstappen and George Russell after the pair made contact in the opening stages of Saturday’s Azerbaijan Sprint race, causing damage to the Dutchman’s car. Post-race, as Russell attempted to explain his actions, an angry Verstappen verbally abused the Mercedes driver in a clip caught on camera. “I had
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The revamped race weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has received mixed reactions from drivers across the grid, with some welcoming the move and others being more critical. The new set up saw practice reduced to a one hour session before drivers competed in qualifying for Sunday’s Grand Prix. Instead of having a practice session
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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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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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