September 15, 2024

Franco Colapinto hopes his points finish in Formula 1’s 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix shows his talent and that he is deserving of a berth at Williams, after it let Logan Sargeant go prematurely.Colapinto’s achievements in Baku – making the Q3 cut and finishing eighth to score four points – were things Sargeant never managed in 2024, where his bruising one and a half seasons in F1 with the …Keep reading

Lando Norris says he was surprised to finish ahead of title rival Max Verstappen from 15th in Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix and was happy to play “a small part” in team-mate Oscar Piastri’s win.Norris only qualified 17th after seeing his final Q1 lap ruined by an unfortunately timed yellow flag, which eventually forced him to back off rather than complete the lap.He moved up to 15th thanks to …Keep reading

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez were exonerated by the Azerbaijan GP stewards following their crash at the end of the Baku race.With the pair squabbling over third place coming out of Turn 2 on the penultimate lap, they had a coming together that resulted in both cars hitting the barriers and bringing out a virtual safety car for the remainder of the race.Having struggled for form of late, Perez was …Keep reading

Haas driver Ollie Bearman says he sensed Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton “wasn’t going to put me in a wall” during their late battle in Formula 1’s 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Bearman had been leading Hamilton up the order to the fringes of the points for 23 laps during the second half of the Baku race, where they were both ultimately boosted to points-scoring positions by Sergio Perez and …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri says his winning pass on Charles Leclerc in Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix came right after his race engineer urged him to bring in his new tyres cautiously.Piastri made his winning move on lap 20 of the 53-lap one-stop race, right after the only pitstop sequence, with the McLaren driver and Leclerc fighting tooth and nail for the rest of what turned out to be punishing hard tyre …Keep reading

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner pointed the blame at Carlos Sainz after the Ferrari clashed with Sergio Perez towards the end of a thrilling Azerbaijan Grand Prix.With the pair squabbling over third place coming out of turn 2 on the penultimate lap, they had a coming together that resulted in both cars hitting the barriers and bringing out a virtual safety car for the remainder of the …Keep reading

Max Verstappen and several other Formula 1 drivers are under investigation for undertaking under virtual safety car conditions after the finish of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.In Baku the VSC came out for a crash on the penultimate lap between Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz, who tangled on the run down to Turn 3.Their accident littered debris at that part of the track which drivers had to weave …Keep reading

Kamui Kobayashi has accepted blame for the clash with Porsche’s Matt Campbell at the Fuji 6 Hours that effectively removed Toyota from contention in the World Endurance Championship drivers’ title race.The Japanese told Motorsport.com after the penultimate round of the 2024 WEC on Sunday that “the penalty came to me, so obviously it was my fault”, in reference to the suspended …Keep reading

Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz were involved in a huge accident in the closing stages of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as they squabbled over a podium place.With the Red Bull of Perez battling for the lead for much of the race, the Mexican made a move on the lead Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, only to be backed into Sainz.Sainz battled past and was then tussling with team-mate Leclerc, only for Perez to …Keep reading