Azerbaijan GP Archives - Motorsport

“For me, it’s clear” — Vasseur doubles down on his feelings about the illegality of McLaren’s F1 rear wing design as FIA intervenes

Syrine Ferchichi2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, onboard videos emerged of the Mclaren cars where it appeared that their low downforce rear wings seemed to be flexing to help open up the slot gap, effectively reducing drag to improve top speed. Anticipation grew ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix regarding whether the teams would be raising complaints…

F1 Azerbaijan GP performance one of “the top three” in my career to date — Gasly

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

Pierre Gasly has labelled his performance in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as one of his best in his racing career. The 28-year-old had been disqualified on Saturday for a fuel mass flow breach, leaving him at the back of the grid when the race got going. He cleared the Saubers and Daniel Ricciardo, and he…

“We’ll try to come back stronger” — Alpine duo looks ahead after frustrating F1 Azerbaijan GP and dropping behind Williams

Chiara Martin2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix turned out to be a challenging one for the Alpine team, as both drivers, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, faced a difficult race that ultimately yielded no points. Despite their best efforts, the French outfit’s lack of pace and strategy setbacks left them out of the top 10, while rivals like…

Ricciardo reflects on the F1 Azerbaijan GP where he had graining struggles

Öykü Ceylan2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Daniel Ricciardo endured a challenging weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, finishing 13th after struggling with tyre graining that hampered his race. The Visa Cash App RB F1 driver had hoped for a more competitive performance, but early struggles in qualifying and race day difficulties with his tyre strategy left him unable to push forward…

Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44, leads Zhou Guanyu, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44; 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Formula One World Championship

“At least we didn’t go backwards here” – Sauber duo assess their F1 Azerbaijan GP performance as they wait for updates

Rohit Bhaskar2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

Sauber’s rocky 2024 season continued at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and showed little sign of improvement. Their ongoing technical stagnation and lack of upgrades left drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu battling in the lower midfield. The team, which has been dealing with internal changes and an upcoming Audi takeover, remains the only one yet…

Stella on F@ Baku’s yellow flags in Q1: “It’s not in the area of mathematics, it’s in the area of understanding or perceiving what is danger”

Marika Petracca2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

.Not quite the luckiest way to kick off the weekend for Lando Norris in Baku. He was on what was supposed to be the final run of Q1 for his McLaren, when Esteban Ocon – who was running in front of the Brit, while on his own flying lap with his Alpine – touched the…

“Massive warzone” — Hülkenberg left puzzled by lack of earlier safety intervention following Sainz-Pérez clash at F1 Azerbaijan GP

Senjuti Jash2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

The tide didn’t turn in Nico Hülkenberg’s favour at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as he fell short of yet another points-scoring finish. After being outqualified by his super sub teammate Bearman, the German driver started the race from twelfth on the grid, following Gasly’s disqualification and Hamilton’s pit lane start. While his decent pace on…

Opinion: Why McLaren’s rear wing legality isn’t cut-and-dried

Ewout Albrecht2 months ago012 mins

Formula 1 wouldn’t be Formula 1 if it wasn’t spiced up with some controversy from time to time, and on multiple occasions in the previous years the controversy stemmed from the so-called “flexi wings”, i.e. flexible wings. During the epic 2021 season there was a kerfuffle surrounding the wings of both Red Bull Racing and…

Colapinto and Bearman reflect on a whirlwind weekend after scoring points at F1 Azerbaijan GP

Magdalena Put2 months ago2 months ago012 mins

Rookie drivers Franco Colapinto and Ollie Bearman impressed during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend, delivering standout performances on the tricky street circuit in Baku. Both Bearman, subbing in for the benched Kevin Magnussen at Haas in Baku and Colapinto, replacing the axed Logan Sargeant at Williams, are only two full races into their fledgling Formula…

“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 Jash2 months ago2 months ago09 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…