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George Russell topped FP1 at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, leading Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc in the opening session around the Baku City Circuit. The one-hour session began on a dusty and slippery track, with drivers quickly reporting issues as they built confidence on the street circuit. Isack Hadjar complained about brake problems on…
George Russell topped FP1 at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, setting a 1:45.387 to finish four tenths clear of Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc completed the top three, with Lewis Hamilton fourth and Kimi Antonelli fifth despite his session ending early. The session started on a dusty and slippery Baku City Circuit, with several drivers reporting…
Formula 2 (F2) began its special 2026 Azerbaijan GP weekend with Free Practice around the Baku City Circuit, as the field prepared for an expanded format featuring two Qualifying sessions, one Sprint Race and two Feature Races. The three-day event started one day earlier than usual, with the 45-minute practice session opening Thursday’s running before…
Formula 2 (F2) began its special 2026 Azerbaijan GP weekend with Free Practice around the Baku City Circuit, as the field prepared for an expanded schedule featuring two Qualifying sessions, one Sprint Race and two Feature Races. The 45-minute session opened Thursday’s running before the back-to-back Qualifying sessions later in the afternoon. After the green…
As questions continue to surround Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso’s future in the sport, the two-time World Champion addressed several areas where he believes Formula 1 needs to improve. While the Spaniard is expected to remain with the team for another year, Aston Martin and Honda’s struggles, alongside his own views on the 2026 regulations, have…
Max Verstappen has identified the Nürburgring 24 Hours and CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa as serious possibilities for his 2027 endurance racing programme, with the newly confirmed Formula 1 calendar leaving space for the four-time World Champion to contest both endurance classics. The Dutchman has ruled out a 2027 appearance at the 24 Hours of…
The CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Prologue will move significantly closer to the race itself in 2027, with SRO Motorsports Group scheduling the two-day test for 15-16 June at Spa-Francorchamps. The change places the Prologue just over a week before official running begins for the 79th edition of the Belgian endurance classic, with the wider…
Hitech’s Ritomo Miyata heads into the twelfth round of the 2026 F2 season in Baku fresh off a breakthrough weekend in Madrid, where he secured his maiden victory alongside a podium finish to cap off a standout weekend. Walking away from the MADRING with 26 points, the Japanese driver now sits 12th in the Drivers’…
Emil Frey Racing left the penultimate round of the 2026 DTM season at the Sachsenring with mixed emotions after Matteo Cairoli and Thierry Vermeulen experienced two very different days in their Ferrari 296 GT3 Evos. Saturday proved more difficult as Cairoli and Vermeulen finished sixth and ninth respectively, unable to consistently match the leading pace…
Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. enters the 2026 F2 Baku round hoping to build on his breakthrough result in Madrid as he continues his development as a rookie. The AIX Racing driver secured his strongest result of the season at the previous round, taking P2 in the Sprint and P5 in the Feature Race at the Madring….
