Bradley Lord reflects on Kimi Antonelli's recovery drive and explains why Mercedes ruled out a Monza-esque comeback at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP
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Lord discusses why Mercedes didn’t expect Antonelli to pull off a Monza 2.0 at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Deputy Team Principal Bradley Lord opened up about how the hydraulic issue on Thursday affected Kimi Antonelli’s race weekend and whether Mercedes helped him compartmentalise his mistake in F1 qualifying following the Italian’s fifth-place finish at the 2026 Azerbaijan GP on Saturday. Antonelli lined up in P16 due to retiring the car after contact with…

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Laurent Mekies discusses why Red Bull opted to not swap positions between Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar in the first half of the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP
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Mekies explains why Red Bull didn’t ask Verstappen and Hadjar to swap positions at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Team Principal Laurent Mekies shared his thoughts on Max Verstappen’s chances of securing a win with a cleaner qualifying and why they decided not to swap positions between the Dutchman and Isack Hadjar following Red Bull’s double F1 podium at the 2026 Azerbaijan GP on Saturday.  What went down in Baku With the internal combustion…

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Isack Hadjar qualified fourth for Red Bull at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP on his return from injury, reflecting on a cautious but composed session and pointing to race pace as a reason for optimism on Sunday.
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Hadjar pleased with P4 in 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP Qualifying

Isack Hadjar qualified fourth at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP on his return from injury, lining up ahead of Lando Norris and behind Oscar Piastri in a competitive session dominated by George Russell. The Frenchman had missed three consecutive races with a wrist injury sustained during the summer break, with Liam Lawson deputising at Red…

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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc secures P2 in qualifying for the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP after a difficult start to the weekend.
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Leclerc on unpredictable SF-26 in Baku after Qualifying P2 at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

After securing P2 in qualifying for the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc recalled the team’s and his own struggles this weekend, hoping race pace will be the key to maximizing his result in tomorrow’s race.  Heading into the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan weekend, Ferrari struggled with the consistency of their lap times and…

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