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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

Senjuti Jash06 mins

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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Tsolov reflects on his recovery to P2 in Baku F2 Feature Race 2 after a challenging weekend and a difficult run of races
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Tsolov “really proud” as Baku F2 Feature Race 2 recovery felt like “more than a win”

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein011 mins

Nikola Tsolov described his recovery to second place in Feature Race 2 at the 2026 F2 Azerbaijan GP as “more than a win” after bouncing back in Baku from a difficult run of races. The Campos Racing driver started the final race of the weekend from 11th on the grid but worked his way through…

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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

Senjuti Jash05 mins

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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Câmara 2026 F2 Baku round Feature Race 2
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Câmara reflects on “very positive” 2026 F2 Baku round after Feature Race 2 victory

Antonina Jaromin06 mins

Rafael Câmara capped off a “very good weekend” by extending his championship lead and winning Feature Race 2 at the 2026 F2 Baku round. Starting the weekend with P5 in Free Practice and P5 in Qualifying 1, Câmara improved to P3 in Qualifying 2 before finishing P15 in a difficult Sprint Race. However, the Brazilian…

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Russell 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP qualifying
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Russell credits growing confidence after “perfectly” executed pole lap in 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP Qualifying

Antonina Jaromin05 mins

George Russell believes his growing confidence at Mercedes helped him secure a dominant pole position in qualifying at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. The Briton has enjoyed a strong weekend so far, topping the timesheets in Thursday’s FP1 and FP2. Friday’s running got off to a tougher start, with Max Verstappen outpacing Russell in FP3,…

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See the 2026 F2 Championship standings after the Azerbaijan GP Feature Race 1, as the title battles tighten in Baku
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2026 F2 Championship standings after the Azerbaijan GP Feature Race 1

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein06 mins

The 2026 FIA Formula 2 (F2) Championship has a new leader following Feature Race 1 at the Azerbaijan GP, with Rafael Câmara moving one point ahead of Nikola Tsolov in the standings. Câmara’s fourth-place finish earned him 12 points and took his total to 182, while Tsolov failed to score after retiring from the race….

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Max Verstappen topped FP3 at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, beating George Russell by 0.099s to deny the Mercedes driver a full practice sweep.
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F1 | 2026 Azerbaijan GP | FP3 | Verstappen tops as Russell misses practice sweep

Chiara Martin04 mins

Max Verstappen topped FP3 at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, denying George Russell a clean sweep of the practice sessions before Qualifying in Baku. The final practice session began quietly, with no immediate movement when the pit lane opened. Conditions had changed from Thursday’s running, with the track temperature at 42 degrees Celsius and stronger…

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Tsolov leads Câmara by 11 points after the 2026 F2 Baku Sprint, as Beganovic wins and Dunne closes on the championship top three.
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2026 F2 Championship standings after the Azerbaijan GP Sprint Race

Karishma Persad06 mins

Nikola Tsolov has extended his lead at the top of the 2026 FIA Formula 2 Drivers’ Championship following the Azerbaijan GP Sprint Race in Baku, moving 11 points clear of Rafael Câmara ahead of the weekend’s two Feature Races. Tsolov entered Baku only seven points ahead following the Spanish GP Feature Race in Madrid. The…

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TRIDENT's Laurens van Hoepen finished the F2 Baku Sprint Race in P2.
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van Hoepen admits TRIDENT “still have more work to do” despite P2 finish in F2 Baku Sprint Race

Mira Recalde06 mins

The first of three F2 races at Baku City Circuit saw TRIDENT’s Laurens Van Hoepen finishing in second, 1.058 seconds behind race winner Dino Beganovic, after the Dutch driver started the Sprint Race in P2. The 21 year-old secured back-to-back Sprint Race podiums, having finished third in the Madrid Sprint Race last time out. Speaking…

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Fittipaldi Jr. rookie on 2026 F2 Baku round
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“Extra experience for me”: Fittipaldi Jr. embraces supersized 2026 F2 Baku round after Madrid breakthrough

Antonina Jaromin09 mins

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….

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