Pierre Gasly was denied a fourth-placed finish in Baku after a Virtual Safety Car gave Sir Lewis Hamilton a cheap stop in the Mercedes. With just under 20 laps remaining of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Kevin Magnussen’s Haas ground to a halt just before Turn 15, bringing out the Virtual Safety Car. Hamilton was then
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Sir Lewis Hamilton made race engineer Peter Bonnington aware of the “dangerous” amount of bouncing going on for the Mercedes during qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The nature of the new technical regulations in Formula 1 means that the ground effect aerodynamics affect the cars’ performance on the straights, and the floor of the
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A huge part of setting a good lap at the Baku Street Circuit is the slipstream; if a driver has one on the main straight, they can gain around half a second in lap time. George Russell qualified fifth in Baku ahead of team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton after he took advantage of a tow from
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has expressed concern over Sir Lewis Hamilton’s physical condition ahead of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton and team-mate George Russell both suffered from a lot of bouncing during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend, and it was by far the most aggressive due to the long straights, the bumpy
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Some Formula 1 fans have jokingly reminded Sir Lewis Hamilton of the first corner in Azerbaijan after his incident in 2021. Some fans held up a sign for Hamilton’s former team-mate Nico Rosberg in 2016 after he ran the 37-year-old off the circuit in Austria that year, earning him a penalty as he finished fourth.
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Following a chaotic qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, both Lando Norris and Sir Lewis Hamilton were cleared of any wrongdoing after the pair were investigated by the FIA for driving slowly. With just over two minutes remaining in Q1, Lance Stroll brought out a late red flag after crashing at Turn 2. This resulted
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff sympathised with Sir Lewis Hamilton after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix following the 37-year-old’s strong drive to fourth. Mercedes’ bouncing was arguably the worst it has ever been in Baku this weekend, and it got to the point where Hamilton was complaining of severe back pain during the race while he
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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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