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World champion Max Verstappen says a set-up change that made his Red Bull car bounce was behind his muted qualifying session for Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Verstappen looked to be in the hunt with the Ferraris and McLarens all weekend but struggled to wring a great lap out of his Red Bull RB20 when it mattered in qualifying.The Dutchman only managed sixth, 0.658s behind polesitter Charles …Keep reading

Oliver Bearman says outqualifying team-mate Nico Hulkenberg on his Haas debut at Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix doesn’t dampen his disappointment on missing out on the top 10.Bearman finished 11th in Q2, missing the Q3 shootout by just 0.128s to Williams driver Alex Albon.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc beats Piastri to pole as Norris goes out in Q1The young …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc claimed Ferrari’s third pole position of the year in Baku on Saturday, with his team-mate Carlos Sainz aso qualifying a strong third behind McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.Sergio Perez was fourth in the lead Red Bull, while championship leader Max Verstappen ended up sixth behind George Russell’s Mercedes.Verstappen’s closest rival in the title race, McLaren driver Lando Norris, qualified …Keep reading

Alex Albon put Williams’ failure to remove his airbox fan down to a “rush to get the tow” at the end of Formula 1 qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.The Anglo-Thai driver left the Williams garage with the fan still lodged in the intake above his head, forcing him to pull over at the pit exit in an effort to remove it.This prompted a discussion on what to do to remove it without invoking the …Keep reading

Confusion over a yellow flag led to Lando Norris’s elimination in the first qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Norris backed off during his last run after yellow flags were displayed in the final sector due to an incident involving Alpine’s Esteban Ocon.However, it appeared that the flags had been removed by the time the McLaren driver arrived on the scene at Turn 16, with only a …Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Azerbaijan …Keep reading

Formula 1 teams are working without their usual weather radar system at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, because of a political dispute between the Azeri and French governments.Motorsport.com understands that due to French nationals, including dual citizens, being advised not to travel to Azerbaijan, representatives from the Meteo-France organisation that implements F1’s official weather radar system …Keep reading

Joshua Durksen’s patience was tested by debutants Christian Mansell and Gabriele Mini as he waited for the opportune moment to complete passes en route to a dominant maiden F2 victory.Starting from fourth, Durksen took advantage of a poor start from Jack Crawford (DAMS) to move into the top three places, but was comfortable sitting behind the new faces at Trident and Prema in the early …Keep reading

Antonio Giovinazzi believes Ferrari can best hope to “survive” in Sunday’s World Endurance Championship race at Fuji after a tough qualifying for the two factory crews.Giovinazzi struggled to 12th in the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar in the opening segment of qualifying on Saturday, lapping almost seven tenths off the pace set by Alex Lynn in the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R.The sister #50 …Keep reading

Red Bull boss Christian Horner insists that team orders between his two drivers are clear and that Sergio Perez “knows 100%” that he will be playing a support role to Max Verstappen this season.Confusion still reigns over McLaren’s own Papaya Rules and just how and when Oscar Piastri will aid Lando Norris in his bid to overhaul the 62-point gap to Verstappen at the top of the drivers’ …Keep reading