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Sergio Perez says he was “super frustrated” by the accident with Carlos Sainz that took both men out of the Azerbaijan GP on the penultimate lap. They were racing each other for third place in the slipstream of Charles Leclerc when they touched on the run out of Turn...

Carlos Sainz says he was happy to be within reach of Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc in qualifying in Baku, a venue that he has traditionally struggled to come to terms with. Sainz took third place some 0.440s shy of Leclerc, who earned his fourth Azerbaijan GP...

Lewis Hamilton says that returning to an older W15 floor spec for the Azerbaijan GP weekend was “a good test” for his Mercedes Formula 1 team. The newer floor was first seen in practice at Spa. However it was taken off. and George Russell and Hamilton finished the...

Fernando Alonso is confident that his Aston Martin Formula 1 team’s choice of a low downforce spec for Baku will be provide an advantage in Sunday’s race. Alonso, who qualified eighth and best of the rest behind the cars from the top four teams, says that a similar...

Pierre Gasly has been disqualified from the results of Baku qualifying for a fuel flow infringement, and he will thus start Sunday’s race from the back of the grid. The Frenchman did a great job to be fourth fastest in Q1 and was the 13th in the second session....

Franco Colapinto says that his crash in FP1 in Baku had a positive outcome as the Williams crew gave him a “big confidence boost” and “energy” after repairing his damaged FW46. Colapinto had a heavy impact with the wall on Friday as he undertook his first ever laps of...

Max Verstappen endured another difficult Formula 1 qualifying session in Baku, and the Dutchman will start Sunday’s race in sixth place - two spots behind Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez. Verstappen was generally happier with the car over the weekend after a floor...

Lando Norris admits that he doesn’t expect “anything magical” to happen for him in Sunday’s Azerbaijan GP after he qualified a frustrated 17th. The McLaren driver needed a good time on his final lap in Q1 in order to progress to the second session. He ran over the...

Oliver Bearman impressed his Haas team in Azerbaijan on Friday on what he called a “dry run” ahead of his fulltime Formula 1 graduation next season. The teenager has stepped into the team as a one-off replacement for Kevin Magnussen, who has been banned for a race...

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says that the planned Abu Dhabi Formula 1 rookie sprint event will be a “fantastic opportunity” for young drivers. As previously reported the idea is to have a short qualifying session followed by a sprint race at Yas Marina on the...

Oscar Piastri has accepted team orders being introduced at McLaren in order to aid the World Championship challenge of Lando Norris. The Australian admits that there is a “bigger picture” than just his own interests given that both titles are at stake. Team boss...

Red Bull has brought a small floor revision to the Azerbaijan GP for the RB20 as the first stage of its reaction to a disappointing Italian GP. Max Verstappen qualified seventh and finished sixth at Monza, complaining about the tricky balance of the car and calling it...

New Alpine Formula 1 boss Oliver Oakes sees his role as someone “who takes the bullet for the team” and gives the Enstone staff support and direction. Oakes was named during the summer break as the new team principal after the departure of Bruno Famin, working under...

Lewis Hamilton says that Adrian Newey’s decision to join Aston Martin “doesn’t change anything” in terms of his move to Ferrari in 2025. Hamilton signed for the Italian team long before Newey’s departure from Red Bull became official and he became a free agent....

Max Verstappen says that Red Bull is starting to understand more about the weaknesses of the difficult RB20 – but he admits that solving its issues will take time. Verstappen called the car a “monster” after a difficult Italian GP that saw him qualify seventh and...

Charles Leclerc says that his Ferrari team can target the constructors’ championship and insists that there is still “everything to play for” with eight races remaining. However he admitted that the Italian team has to improve the SF-24 and become more consistently...