Aston Martin’s season continues to go from bad to worse, and Baku was ultimately another representation of that shift; the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP marked another disappointing weekend for Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso — both drivers with a DNF. For Stroll, this marks his fourth retirement in a row, leaving him as the only…
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella spoke after the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP to explain what went wrong for Lando Norris in Baku. Norris jumped from fifth to second at the start. He then fell back through the field throughout the race. A lock-up at Turn 1 on lap 30 let the #10 and #12 through;…
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…
Aston Martin has confirmed that Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso will remain as their drivers for the 2027 F1 season. Since the beginning of the 2023 season, the Spaniard and Canadian have been teammates. Alonso has utterly dominated Stroll across that period of time, proving he is still operating at a strong level. However, 2026…
Laurent Mekies praised Isack Hadjar’s performance at the 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Azerbaijan GP after the Red Bull driver made an impressive return to racing in Baku. Isack Hadjar returned to the cockpit after being sidelined through injury and immediately showed competitive pace around the demanding Baku City Circuit. After securing fourth place in qualifying,…
Valtteri Bottas’ F1 Azerbaijan GP ended against the barrier at Turn 15 on the final lap. The Cadillac driver started 19th on Saturday and ran near the back of the field. Yellow flags then appeared just as George Russell held off Max Verstappen by 0.196 seconds. Bottas still finished 16th in the classification because he…
Following the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, Fred Vasseur reflected on a difficult race for Ferrari as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished P4 and P6 respectively. In qualifying on Friday, the driver from Monaco finished up in P2, a full 0.8s slower than George Russell. The seven-time World Champion was 1.3s off pole in P6….
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…
Williams driver Carlos Sainz managed to score his first points finish since May at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. The Grove-based team brought an upgraded package to Baku, meant to reduce the FW48’s excess weight. The upgrades appeared to work during Qualifying, with Sainz achieving Williams’ first Q3 appearance for the 2026 F1 season. However,…
Ollie Bearman celebrated Haas’ first double points finish of the 2026 season at the F1 Azerbaijan GP. The young British driver showed strong performance across the weekend, narrowly missing Q3 during Qualifying. After Sainz’s grid penalty, Bearman started the race from P10. Both Bearman and teammate Esteban Ocon narrowly avoided the massive pile-up caused by…
