Williams Racing has had a largely positive season, finding themselves in P5 in the Championship standings ahead of the F1 Azerbaijan GP. Alex Albon has had some strong results this season, and he finished P7 in Monza. He had started P14. Carlos Sainz was heading for points as well until a collision with Ollie Bearman….
Richard Verschoor returns to the streets of Azerbaijan with both fond memories and fierce determination as the Formula 2 championship battle intensifies. Just a year and three days after his commanding victory in Baku, the MP Motorsport driver finds himself in a familiar yet challenging position – chasing down the points leader with time running…
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s F1 Azerbaijan GP, Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar reflects on the learning curve of Formula 1. The young Frenchman also reflected on his F2 experience in Baku as he prepares for this weekend’s Grand Prix Having lost out in qualifying at last year’s F2 event in Azerbaijan due to a…
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso has opened up about his unusual suspension failure at Monza and the crucial points lost so far in the season due to misfortunes heading into the F1 Azerbaijan GP this weekend. Alonso was on course to finish in the top ten when his front-right pushrod gave way and forced him to…
Formula 2 lands in Azerbaijan for F2 Baku GP 2025, the twelfth round of the season and the first of the final three flyaway events. With the championship margin tightening, every overtaking manoeuvre, tyre strategy and qualifying lap could shape who controls the title fight. Weekend schedule Teams begin on Friday with Free Practice from…
Before the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was given its name, the Baku City Circuit hosted its maiden F1 race in 2016 under the name the F1 European Grand Prix. The 2016 European GP marked the eighth round of the Formula 1 World Championship and remains the most recent race to carry the European GP…
In the first part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, discussed his time as F1 race engineer for Charles Leclerc at Scuderia Ferrari. After an impressive 2018 season with Sauber, Leclerc joined Scuderia Ferrari in 2019, partnering with four-time world champion, Sebastian Vettel….
Following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, onboard videos emerged of the Mclaren cars where it appeared that their low downforce rear wings seemed to be flexing to help open up the slot gap, effectively reducing drag to improve top speed. Anticipation grew ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix regarding whether the teams would be raising complaints…
Daniel Ricciardo endured a challenging weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, finishing 13th after struggling with tyre graining that hampered his race. The Visa Cash App RB F1 driver had hoped for a more competitive performance, but early struggles in qualifying and race day difficulties with his tyre strategy left him unable to push forward…
The 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was another disappointing weekend for Visa Cash App RB’s Yuki Tsunoda who was forced to retire from Sunday’s race after a collision with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll. This was the second race in a row that Tsunoda could not finish, having collided with Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg during the Italian Grand…
