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Mekies praises Isack Hadjar’s impressive F1 Azerbaijan GP comeback, highlighting his race pace, maturity and teamwork with Max Verstappen

Mekies: Hadjar “has raised the bar again” after podium on comeback at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein3 hours ago8 hours ago05 mins

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,…

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Valtteri Bottas on track at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Bottas believes system got confused to cause 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP crash

Kavi Khandelwal11 hours ago12 hours ago03 mins

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…

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Following the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, Fred Vasseur reflected on a difficult race for Ferrari as Leclerc and Hamilton finished P4 and P6.

Vasseur analyses tough 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP for Ferrari, admits chassis advantage is all but gone

James O'Connor13 hours ago13 hours ago06 mins

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….

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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

Mekies explains why Red Bull didn’t ask Verstappen and Hadjar to swap positions at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Senjuti Jash18 hours ago17 hours ago05 mins

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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Williams driver Carlos Sainz managed to score his first points finish since May at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP.

Sainz “happy” with points finish after difficult race at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Disha Rawal20 hours ago22 hours ago04 mins

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,…

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Haas driver Ollie Bearman celebrated the team's first double points finish since Vegas at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP.

Bearman “proud” of Haas’ double points finish at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Disha Rawal22 hours ago22 hours ago05 mins

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…

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For the first time since Monaco, Esteban Ocon scored points with a fine drive to finish P8 in the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP.

Ocon: P8 “what we deserve” after strong weekend with healthy car at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

James O'Connor1 day ago1 day ago04 mins

For the first time since Monaco, Esteban Ocon scored points with a fine drive to finish P8 in the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. After qualifying in 14th, before Carlos Sainz was handed a grid penalty to move up a spot, the Frenchman was fuming at the bad luck because of yellow flags at the end…

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Albon driving his Williams challenger already of the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Albon discusses “odd” 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP crash

Editorial Staff2 days ago2 days ago03 mins

The 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP didn’t reserve a positive day for Williams’ Alex Albon. While the season isn’t particularly smiling to the Grove-based team, a tiny spark of hope presented overall with his teammate Carlos Sainz’s P10 finish, which brought some respite ahead of the upcoming Malaysian round. Albon had an eventful Saturday at the…

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Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley Lord was full of praise for George Russell after a stong showing at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP.

Mercedes’ Bradley Lord hails George Russell for dominant performance at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Rebecca Malitz2 days ago2 days ago04 mins

Mercedes Deputy Team Principal Bradley Lord was full of praise for George Russell after the latter’s dominant performance during the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. After a strong start to the 2026 F1 season at the Australian GP, Mercedes driver George Russell experienced a series of setbacks marked by mechanical issues and difficulties getting on top…

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McLaren driver Oscar Piastri on race-defining lock-up, getting on top of the car, and taking positives from the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP.

Piastri discusses positive takeaways and lessons learned from a rollercoaster 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP weekend

Rebecca Malitz2 days ago2 days ago05 mins

After the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, McLaren driver Oscar Piastri discussed the race-defining lock-up into Turn 1, positive takeaways, and valuable lessons from a rollercoaster weekend. Starting the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP from P3 on the grid. Piastri was off to a great start to when he overtook Leclerc to claim P2 off the line….

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