Key Highlights Arvid Lindblad apologised to Racing Bulls team-mate Liam Lawson after their collision at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Lindblad finished seventh and scored six points, while floor damage left Lawson 12th. Formula 1 fans praised Lindblad for taking responsibility during the media pen exchange. Arvid Lindblad praised after Liam Lawson collision in Baku Racing ...
Key Highlights Alpine suffered a double retirement at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Franco Colapinto collided with Pierre Gasly on a lap 36 restart. Flavio Briatore called Colapinto’s late-braking incident “a very poor move” and said he was “extremely disappointed” by the result. Briatore will consider further action after Colapinto accepted full responsibility for the ...
Key Highlights: Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto retired after Alpine team-mates collided at Turn 1 following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix restart. Alpine lost a potential haul of points, with the incident contributing to a 13-point swing against Racing Bulls in the constructors’ championship. Gasly said Alpine’s A526 was its strongest race car of the season ...
Key Highlights Andrea Kimi Antonelli recovered from 16th on the grid to finish fifth at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. Damage from contact with Oliver Bearman left Antonelli with a heavily compromised floor after the restart. Antonelli limited his points deficit to Mercedes teammate George Russell and retains a 66-point lead in the standings ...
Key Highlights: Jacques Villeneuve described Oscar Piastri’s double lock-up at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a “rookie mistake.” Piastri lost a podium opportunity at the Baku City Circuit and eventually finished 14th. McLaren team-mate Lando Norris retired after contact involving Alpine drivers Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly. Jacques Villeneuve criticizes Oscar Piastri’s Azerbaijan GP mistake ...
Key Highlights Jacques Villeneuve defended Red Bull’s decision not to swap Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar during the closing stages of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Verstappen used his tyre advantage late in the race to challenge winner George Russell and finished second, 0.196 seconds behind. Hadjar, returning after a six-week absence with a wrist injury, ...
Key Highlights Franco Colapinto apologised after hitting Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly and McLaren’s Lando Norris at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The incident occurred during a lap 36 restart in Baku and eliminated both Gasly and Norris from the race. Colapinto accepted responsibility and said he expected the FIA stewards to impose a penalty. Franco Colapinto ...
Key Highlights Lando Norris called for at least a one-race ban after Franco Colapinto’s restart crash at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Colapinto locked up on cold tyres and brakes at Turn 1, colliding with Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly and McLaren’s Norris. The incident eliminated both Norris and Gasly, while Colapinto apologized to his team, Gasly ...
Key Highlights George Russell converted pole position into victory in Baku, modestly improving his Formula 1 championship prospects. Isack Hadjar delivered a strong Red Bull comeback, qualifying fourth and supporting Max Verstappen on the way to the podium. Franco Colapinto’s restart mistake damaged Alpine’s points chances, while Sergio Perez impressed on the Baku street circuit. ...
Key Highlights Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz say a small group of Formula 1 drivers plans to remain in Asia for a boys’ trip between the Bahrain and Singapore Grands Prix. Williams introduced a major FW48 upgrade package at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Sainz qualifying ninth and Albon 13th. Sainz will start the Baku ...
Key Highlights F1 presenter Will Buxton calls for a points system overhaul and aerodynamic testing reassessment ahead of the 2027 calendar’s expansion to 10 sprint weekends. Buxton argues current sprint points—capped at eight for the winner and only awarded to the top eight—are insufficient and should be extended deeper into the field. Increased sprint races ...
Key Highlights George Russell topped both Thursday practice sessions at the Baku City Circuit, with Mercedes holding a 0.827-second advantage over Max Verstappen’s Red Bull. Red Bull technical director Pierre WachĂ© admitted the deficit was larger than expected, particularly on straight-line speed, while Mercedes deputy principal Bradley Lord cautioned against reading too much into the ...