It was a mixed day for Lewis Hamilton, who brought back home from Baku only two points following a recovery race. The Mercedes driver was supposed to start from P7, but a last minute power unit change forced the seven times World Champion to start from the pit lane with Esteban Ocon. Hamilton was able…
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…
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….
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Making engine component changes, Lewis Hamilton and Esteban Ocon started from pit lane, leaving 18 drivers on the grid itself for the start. 14 of the 20 drivers had mediums on at the start, with Albon, Ricciardo, Norris, Zhou and the Alpines going for hards. Leclerc got a perfect launch, taking the lead. Piastri maintained…
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…
