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“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 Jash4 months ago4 months ago015 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…

Albon says he lost “six or seven seconds of race time” in fight with Alonso as leaders passed him in F1 Azerbaijan GP

James O'Connor4 months ago4 months ago010 mins

Williams had their finest day of the 2024 season at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Alex Albon and the incredibly impressive rookie Franco Colapinto finished in P7 and P8, giving them ten valuable points and moving them ahead of Alpine in the Constructors’ Championship. The Thai explained how pleased he was with their weekend’s work….

Verstappen felt a “connection” again with RB20 F1 car before they “paid the price” for set-up changes that led to P6 finish in Azerbaijan GP

James O'Connor4 months ago4 months ago08 mins

Max Verstappen lost another three points to Lando Norris in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he could only finish P5 following a very disappointing race for the Dutchman. The three-time defending champion was well off his usual standards on Sunday, struggling with the balance of the RB20 and lacked pace compared to teammate Sergio Pérez….

Sainz: “I was the quickest out there” in F1 Azerbaijan GP

James O'Connor4 months ago03 mins

Carlos Sainz was left to rue what could have been as he crashed out of the Azerbaijan GP on the penultimate lap battling Sergio Pérez for P3, and there was even the possibility of finishing 2nd had that unfortunate incident not happened. Once he cleared Norris and Albon following his only stop, the Spaniard managed…

IndyCar | Nashville GP | Herta takes first oval win as Palou seals third championship

James O'Connor4 months ago08 mins

Kirkwood and Newgarden went at it from the start, with the Andretti driver holding off the Penske man after two laps side-by-side. Power and Malukas cleared Rosenqvist. On the reds, Power started to struggle quite quickly, and he was passed by Rosenqvist, Herta, Malukas, Daly and O’Ward to drop to P8. It was a great…

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

Nicolas Lopes4 months ago013 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 Costa4 months ago06 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 Lopes4 months ago4 months ago09 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…

“Fourth was a great result to be ahead of Max” — Norris praises “flying” McLaren at F1 Azerbaijan GP

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah4 months ago4 months ago011 mins

After having his prospects for Sunday compromised after qualifying 15th (after being promoted following Lewis Hamilton’s pit lane start), McLaren’s Lando Norris is thrilled to secure a fourth-place finish in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and most importantly ahead of championship rival Max Verstappen. “I don’t think we could have asked for a lot more today….

Pérez and Sainz reflect on painful collision on penultimate lap of F1 Azerbaijan GP

James O'Connor4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

It was a crushing end to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Carlos Sainz and Sergio Pérez as they collided on the penultimate lap of the race fighting for P2 with Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque driver ran out of tyres in the closing laps after getting stuck in the DRS zone of the Aussie for over…