azerbaijan grand prix
Williams fears chassis change as drain cover damages Russell's car
Williams fears it will be forced to change the chassis on George Russell's car following an incident involving a loose manhole cover in opening practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday.
Hamilton says Leclerc reminds him of 'rebellious' side from 2007 debut
Lewis Hamilton sees similarities between himself and Charles Leclerc and says the Ferrari driver reminds him of his own debut season in Formula 1.
Bottas names Vettel as biggest threat to Mercedes in F1 title race
Valtteri Bottas believes Sebastian Vettel still poses the biggest threat to Mercedes in the fight for this year’s Formula 1 world championship despite the Ferrari driver’s difficult start to the season.
F1 Paddock Notebook - Azerbaijan GP Thursday
- The Azerbaijan GP has quickly become one of F1’s favourite races, especially after the unexpected results from the last two years that have seen six different drivers finish on the podium.
Hamilton: Mercedes’ 2019 F1 car ‘harder to work with’ than predecessor
Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes is still trying to get on top of its 2019 Formula 1 car, which he says is “harder to work with” compared to its predecessor.
Haas in “damage control” despite new parts for race pace woes
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner says his squad will be in “damage control” given its race pace issues on keeping its tyres in the best operating window despite having new parts and setup options to try to solve the problem at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc not ‘obsessed’ with chasing breakthrough F1 victory
Charles Leclerc says he does not have an “obsession” with scoring his maiden grand prix victory in Formula 1 as soon as possible, instead remaining focused on getting the most out of both himself and his Ferrari car.
Pierre Gasly understands weak areas after early-season struggles
Pierre Gasly is anticipating a stronger performance in Azerbaijan this weekend after Red Bull managed to understand why he was unable to compete with the front-runners in China two weeks ago.
Alexander Albon: Toro Rosso should have perfect Q3 record in 2019
Alexander Albon believes Toro Rosso should have reached Q3 at all three races of the 2019 season so far, saying the team has not been “as bad as the table suggests” in the early part of the year.
Kubica: Nearly impossible for Williams to profit from crazy Baku race
Robert Kubica says Williams remains so far off the pace of the rest of the 2019 Formula 1 grid that it would struggle to take advantage of an chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Baku’s hopes of F1 date change ‘complicated’ by Euro 2020 matches
Plans to return the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to a June date slot in 2020 have been “complicated” by Baku’s hosting of the UEFA European Football Championship next year, according to promoter Arif Rahimov.
Mattia Binotto: Very little difference in Ferrari’s performances
Ferrari Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto believes there has been “very little” difference in his team’s performance between pre-season testing in Barcelona, and the Bahrain and Chinese grands prix.
Ferrari are ‘the stand-out competitors’ on straights - Horner
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Ferrari are “the stand-out competitors” in terms of straight-line speed performance so far in the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Ferrari facing 'important moment' in Baku after early-season struggles
Ferrari Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto says the team has prepared “very well” for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix as it faces an “important moment” following a difficult start to the 2019 season.
When is the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix and how can I watch it?
With the first set of flyaway races almost complete, Formula 1 returns to Azerbaijan this weekend for round four of the 2019 season.
Not much difference between Ferrari and others on straights - Binotto
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto has downplayed the Italian squad’s supposed straight-line speed advantage over Mercedes.
Azerbaijan announces F1 contract extension until 2023
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until 2023 at the earliest after a fresh contract extension was announced by the race promoters on Tuesday.
Miami won’t replace Baku on F1 calendar in 2019, says promoter
Baku will continue to play host to Formula 1 for at least two more years despite speculation it could be replaced by Miami for 2019, with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix promoters working to revise the terms of the existing contract for a longer-term deal.
Haas' Kevin Magnussen won’t change approach in F1 car
Kevin Magnussen says won't change his approach to racing in Formula 1 despite recent criticism from fellow drivers.
Brendon Hartley realistic about Baku display despite first F1 point
Brendon Hartley refused to get too excited about scoring his first Formula 1 point during Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, conceding that Toro Rosso lacked the pace to fight with the midfield for much of the Baku weekend.
F1 Azerbaijan GP - Driver Ratings
Looking back on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend following another barnstormer in Baku, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith puts together his driver ratings. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - 7
F1 Paddock Notebook - Azerbaijan GP Sunday
- Lewis Hamilton's victory in Baku on Sunday broke his longest F1 win drought since the start of 2016 when then-Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg took seven straight wins. Hamilton's most recent victory before today came six races ago at the United States Grand Prix.
F1 Race Analysis: How Hamilton grabbed a priceless Baku win
When it came to putting together this race analysis, I was left wracking my brain to think of a Formula 1 victory that had been as unlikely for Lewis Hamilton as his Baku success on Sunday.