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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Prior to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Mercedes announced a reshuffle at its home base, with James Allison returning as the team’s technical director and Mike Elliott taking over as chief technical officer. The moves follow criticism from Lewis Hamilton over the design of the W14 and the direction Mercedes took in its development before the
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Ferrari have been mounting a comeback in Azerbaijan, as the team looks to rebound from a series of disappointing results. The Italian team has had a slow start to the season, reflected in their pointless finish in Australia after Charles Leclerc suffered a DNF and Carlos Sainz was stripped of points by a last lap
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Sergio Perez claimed a brilliant victory on Saturday afternoon in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race, with the Mexican having overtaken Charles Leclerc early on to cruise to victory. Perez made a good start from second and settled into the sprint quickly, before making his way past Leclerc on the run down to the opening
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has quashed suggestions that Charles Leclerc has been holding secret conversations with the Silver Arrows, in preparation to replace seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton. With Hamilton’s future still up in the air and Ferrari’s performances being questionable, it was reported by Italian media that Leclerc was the favourite to replace
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Charles Leclerc is very much the ‘King of Baku’, with the Monegasque having claimed pole position once again at the Baku City Circuit, not long after claiming pole on Friday for Sunday’s main race. Leclerc will be starting on pole for both Saturday’s sprint race and Sunday’s traditional race, with the Ferrari driver having topped
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George Russell has criticised the FIA over a series of “rogue” and “crazy” calls in recent weeks, culminating in a track change in Azerbaijan that was made without consulting the drivers. In his role as the head of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA, Russell has expressed the irritation of those on the grid after
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Charles Leclerc has thrown down the gauntlet to Max Verstappen ahead of Sunday’s main race after the Monegasque secured pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, putting Ferrari on course to end Red Bull’s dominance. However, Leclerc isn’t celebrating too early, as he only secured P1 by 0.19 seconds, leaving the door open for Red
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Max Verstappen has blamed Red Bull for his failure to secure pole in Azerbaijan after the Dutchman was beaten into P2 by just 0.188 seconds. Charles Leclerc secured Ferrari’s first pole position of the 2023 season, showing signs of a comeback for the Italian team that has struggled to find its form this year. After
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton channelled his inner Sebastian Vettel once again after qualifying on Friday in Azerbaijan, after being spotted looking intently at Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari. Prior to his retirement, Vettel was often dubbed as ‘Inspector Seb’, with the four-time World Champion having more often than not been seen after a session checking out
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