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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