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

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…

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“Hopefully I can get some clean air and that would be good” — Piastri on what would help him secure a victory from P2 at F1 Azerbaijan GP

After the disappointing Q1 exit of Lando Norris during qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, McLaren’s hopes rested entirely on Oscar Piastri as he managed to advance into Q3. While he successfully pipped Carlos Sainz for the front row by 0.119 seconds, the pole position remained out of his reach by a significant margin of…

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George Russell says run to P5 “kind of felt like everything” he had in F1 Azerbaijan GP qualifying

Mercedes F1 driver George Russell qualified 5th with a 1:41.874, 0.509s behind pole-sitter Charles Leclerc, stating that he was ‘really happy’ with the car after a very tough Friday with a lack of feeling in the W15, as well as some unreliability. The Mercedes driver said he was reasonably happy with the result of qualifying,…

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Alonso happy with “out of all logic” lap in Q2 as he starts P8 for F1 Azerbaijan GP

Qualifying in Azerbaijan left several stories for Formula 1. Among those, Fernando Alonso, who will start from the P8 position in Baku, described his lap as “out of all logic.” The #14 Aston Martin got into Q2 after barely making the cut with the 15th fastest lap of Q1. The panorama for the Spanish driver,…

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“It’s a combination of me never being quick here and him being the master of Baku” — Carlos Sainz on qualifying gap to Leclerc at F1 Azerbaijan GP

Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix race from the second row of the grid, after being denied a front-row start by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in the final minutes of Saturday’s qualifying session. Despite this, the Spaniard expressed much optimism about his performance while speaking after the qualifying session, noting that he…

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“I am not worried going into tomorrow’s race” — Leclerc confident about Ferrari’s race pace as he chases his first F1 Azerbaijan GP win

As David Croft had commented once, when Charles Leclerc hooks it up around Baku, he really does hook it up around Baku. After a hat trick of pole positions, the Monégasque conquered the street circuit of Baku once more with his blistering one-lap pace. His best lap time of 1:41.365 placed him 0.321 seconds ahead…

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IndyCar | Big Music GP | Qualifying | Kirkwood takes pole from Newgarden and Rosenqvist, Power to start fourth twenty spots ahead of Palou

It’s time to set the grid for the final round of the season. Who will come out on top in Nashville? How will championship contenders Alex Palou,, Will Power and Scott McLaughlin line up? Following his earlier FP1 crash Nolan Siegel, who has been cleared to race, will not take part in the session, as…

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“We just need more in the same direction” – Pérez acknowleges “tremendous job” by Red Bull after “positive” F1 Azerbaijan GP Qualifying

For the first time since the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez will start a Formula One Grand Prix race ahead of his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen. The Mexican, who has shown spectacular form through the weekend’s practice and qualifying sessions, will start Sunday’s race from fourth position, having outqualified his teammate by…

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IndyCar | Big Music GP | FP1 | Palou and Dixon on top as Siegel crashes out

The last IndyCar round of the 2024 opens with a practise session ahead of Qualifying for the first oval championship deciding final round in ten years. Daly following his podium last time out in Milwaukee was out first on track in Nashville, with Palou setting the best early lap speed in 196.830mph, followed by Kirkwood…

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