The Ferrari driver beat both Red Bulls to the top spot in qualifying, despite trailing at least one of Sergio Perez or Max Verstappen during the Q1 and Q2 sessions, with his final Q3 effort of 1m41.359s giving him pole by 0.282s from Perez. The Mexican driver missed out on getting a tow for his […]
Albon thought he was on the receiving end of Alonso’s gamesmanship in Baku when drivers were trying to get a final fast lap in at the end of Q1. Qualifying was restarted with 2m40s to go after a crash for Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll. The limited timeframe meant drivers were forced to queue up […]
Norris and Hamilton both escaped sanction after being summoned by the stewards for allegedly driving unnecessarily slowly. Norris insisted that the dramatic end to Q1 in Baku, when 15 drivers raced out of the pits with 2m30s on the clock, in an attempt to beat the chequered flag and get a lap in, was a […]
The American-owned squad and its drivers Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen were summoned to see the race stewards on Saturday evening in Baku for a potential pitlane rules breach. It was suggested that when they shuffled themselves in to the queue of cars that was waiting at the end of the pitlane for the start […]
The new 18-inch extreme wet rubber came under the spotlight in Monaco after a number of drivers were left unimpressed by how they coped with the downpour that hit the race. Vettel said: “The extreme is so slow, it’s the wrong tyre. It’s way too hard for this track, but it’s also too hard for […]
As was the case in the Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell suffered from severe bouncing in free practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Russell finished FP2 down in seventh 1.3s from leader Charles Leclerc, while Lewis Hamilton followed three tenths behind in 12th. The team mainly lagged behind on the […]
The Frenchman enjoyed a strong first day of practice in Baku on Friday, as he ended the afternoon session in sixth position – just behind Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. And while a similarly strong showing in Monaco practice did not follow through to a good result in the race, Gasly thinks that his team’s potential is […]
George Russell finished FP2 in seventh place, 1.3s down on leader Charles Leclerc, with teammate Lewis Hamilton a further three tenths in arrears in 12th. Both drivers appeared to suffer from severe bouncing issues again due to the floor bottoming out on the straights, which has also plagued the team in Monaco. Shovlin admitted that […]
The layout of the run from the final corner and across the finish line in Azerbaijan means that, at times, drivers can ride close to, and even over, the pit entry on fast laps. If drivers ahead of them suddenly slow while coming in to the pits, then that could potentially cause trouble. The matter […]
The Ferrari driver just edged out Red Bull Racing rivals Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen after what was a scrappy session for many drivers, with several big names making mistakes or being handicapped by yellow flags triggered by others. The top three drivers all took trips down escape roads during the session, while Verstappen also […]