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“We’ve got to attack” — Horner defiant as Red Bull lose Constructors’ Championship lead to McLaren after F1 Azerbaijan GP

David Coath1 year ago1 year ago05 mins mins

Sunday’s F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix saw Red Bull Racing slip to 2nd in this season’s F1 Constructors’ Championship behind the new leader McLaren. Consequently, team boss Christian Horner says that with a 20-point deficit and still 7 races remaining – his team must attack. This year’s Grand Prix on the streets of Baku looked set…

“We are back to fight for the pole position each weekend, to fight for the win” — Vasseur confident despite missing out on F1 Azerbaijan GP victory

David Coath1 year ago1 year ago05 mins mins

Charles Leclerc arrived in Azerbaijan full of confidence having won last time out in Monza. The Monegasque racer was well in contention to win in Baku as well but instead Oscar Piastri claimed his second victory of the season. Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur reflected post-race as to what prevented victory for his team. Leclerc’s…

“It is a black magic” — Russell attributes their inability to fight for the win at F1 Azerbaijan GP to the discrepancy in performance of different Pirelli compounds

Senjuti Jash1 year ago1 year ago05 mins mins

After lining up in fifth on the grid and losing a place off the line, George Russell’s hopes of scoring a podium were understandably low. However, the W15’s excellent pace on the hard compound tyres allowed him to retake the position from Max Verstappen. As an unexpected bonus, the shocking collision between Carlos Sainz and…

Hamilton laments “one of the worst” balances I’ve ever had in F1 Azerbaijan GP

Lucrezia Costa1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

It was a mixed day for Lewis Hamilton, who brought back home from Baku only two points following a recovery race. The Mercedes driver was supposed to start from P7, but a last minute power unit change forced the seven times World Champion to start from the pit lane with Esteban Ocon. Hamilton was able…

“They were just too quick in the straights for me to attempt anything” — Leclerc on his unsuccessful campaign to retake the lead from Piastri at F1 Azerbaijan GP

Senjuti Jash1 year ago1 year ago08 mins mins

Despite starting on pole for the fourth year in a row, victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix remained elusive for Charles Leclerc. While a clean getaway and decent pace on the mediums allowed him to build a six-second lead over Oscar Piastri, the advantage disappeared quickly after the first round of pit stops as the…

Piastri says he “ignored” team instruction on tyres in order to win F1 Azerbaijan GP

Nicolas Lopes1 year ago07 mins mins

Oscar Piastri put in a phenomenal drive to win for the second time in his career with victory at the 2024 Azerbaijan GP, after pulling off a sensational overtake on Charles Leclerc at the start of the second stint – and admitted he had to “ignore” his team’s instructions about saving tyres in order to…

Horner: Perez-Sainz collision “hugely frustrating”, believes Mexican could have won F1 Azerbaijan GP

Lucrezia Costa1 year ago03 mins mins

In a shocking turn of events, no Red Bull driver was on the podium at Baku for the first time since 2019. Sergio Perez had managed to snatch P3 from Carlos Sainz on the first lap of the race, even lapping as fast as the frontrunners and entering the battle for the win. The two-time…

Stella: Piastri “made the difference” in McLaren that wasn’t fastest at F1 Azerbaijan GP

Nicolas Lopes1 year ago1 year ago05 mins mins

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Oscar Piastri’s excellent driving at the 2024 Azerbaijan GP made the difference for McLaren to win the race, in a day in which the Woking squad “did not enjoy any advantage” over its closest rivals Ferrari and Red Bull. Piastri qualified in second for the grand prix, over three…

Azerbaijan GP | F2 | Feature | Verschoor takes first win of 2024 after red-flag crash delay

Karishma Persad1 year ago08 mins mins

Round 12 of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship comes its end with the Feature Race which will see the 22 young drivers competing for first place and the 25 points on offer. With a track temperature of about 41.7 degrees Celsius, this race has the potential to be quite challenging for the drivers, with…

Lewis Hamilton to start from pit lane at F1 Azerbaijan GP after engine change

Harshpreet Kaur1 year ago03 mins mins

Although the Mercedes team looked contender for a better starting position after the Friday sessions, Lewis Hamilton qualified P7 for the 2024 Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix. When asked about this discrepancy between the Friday sessions and Saturday’s results, Hamilton said, “Yeah, I mean, every Saturday is the same, so I’m not really surprised.” The…