Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 15, 2024, 03:53 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions BAKU, Azerbaijan — Lewis Hamilton is set to start Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pit lane after a new engine was fitted to his Mercedes overnight. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Hamilton
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Charles Leclerc is on pole position for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. It’s the fourth time the Ferrari ace has claimed P1 on the grid for this race – but he’s yet to convert any of those poles into victory at the Baku City Circuit. To break that duck this time around he’ll need quick and
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 14, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions George Russell escaped a grid penalty at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after the stewards investigated a potential yellow flag infringement involving the Mercedes driver during qualifying. Russell qualified fifth for Sunday’s race
Williams impressed with a double Q3 showing in Saturday’s qualifying session at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but there was one element of their performance that made headlines for the wrong reasons. After Alex Albon and rookie Franco Colapinto both brilliantly made it through to the pole position shootout, the Thai-British driver was sent out for
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 14, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions McLaren has questioned whether the yellow flag that ruined Lando Norris‘ qualifying performance at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix needed to be shown. Norris was on his second run in the opening session
F1 – Leclerc takes fourth straight Baku pole ahead of Piastri and Sainz as Norris exits in Q1 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc powered to a fourth consecutive pole position at the Baku City Circuit, three tenths of a second clear of Oscar Piastri, with Carlos Sainz taking third in qualifying for the 2024 FIA Formula 1
In a groundbreaking move, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has introduced a Women’s Marshal Post at the pivotal Turn 16. This is the third year of this initiative, which puts female marshals at the heart of race operations and highlights their important role in the event. The Women’s Marshal Post represents a growing presence of women in motorsport,
F1 – Russell quickest in FP3 in Baku, 0.013s ahead of Leclerc with Norris third Mercedes’ George Russell went quickest in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by just 0.013s, with McLaren’s Lando Norris two tenths of a second further back
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets on Friday – but he also ended up in the barriers on what was a dramatic and absorbing day of practice in Baku, ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Intriguingly, it looks like we’ve got another tight fight between the top four teams – but who has edged ahead
Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris has said that while McLaren is now prioritising him and his championship aspirations, he will not expect teammate Oscar Piastri to move over and give up race wins on his behalf. McLaren got itself caught in a controversy about team orders at the Italian Grand Prix when Piastri aggressively passed
Mercedes Running the older spec floor, Hamilton looked confident from the off and spent much of the session on top of the leaderboard, before he was pipped late on by old foe Verstappen. Russell was slightly further back, then missed the start of FP2 thanks to a precautionary PU change. He missed a decent chunk
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 13, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions BAKU, Azerbaijan — Lando Norris said that he believes McLaren is “a long way off” the pace of rival teams Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes after Friday practice for this weekend’s Azerbaijan
Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets in FP2 for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, edging out Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton as the drivers were repeatedly caught out by Baku’s challenging layout. There were plenty of trips into the run-off areas as many attempted qualifying runs, but it was the Monegasque who ultimately set the pace with
Sep 13, 2024, 07:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Pérez suggested he could benefit more than teammate Max Verstappen from any fix to the car issues that have slowed Formula One champions Red Bull. The Mexican driver also told reporters ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that the problems might have been masked by
FP1 – Leclerc bounces back to go quickest in second practice in Baku ahead of Pérez Charles Leclerc recovered from a crash in the opening practice session for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix to top the timesheet in the second session, with the Ferrari driver pipping Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez by the
F1 – Verstappen quickest in opening practice for Azerbaijan Grand Prix as red flags fly Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship leader Max Verstappen topped the timesheet in an opening practice session for this weekend’s FIA Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix disrupted by red flags and crashes for Charles Leclerc and Franco Colapinto. Rain ahead of the
Bearman’s Haas debut comes after Magnussen, who has driven for the team since 2017 with a brief sabbatical in 2021, clashed with Pierre Gasly at the Italian Grand Prix and received two penalty points. Whilst the Dane has no confirmed seat on the grid next season, his 19-year-old replacement is targeting this weekend as an
Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Firestone will continue as the only tire supplier for all IndyCar racing under a long-term extension between Bridgestone America and Penske Entertainment. The length of the deal announced Thursday was not detailed. But the agreement will keep Firestone as the only
However, asked if he has the confidence required to push in the same way this weekend, he said: “Not at the moment. Not after Monza, let’s put it that way, but it’s a very different track. “On the simulator it feels like probably the best balance of the year because of the track layout, so
Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Santino Ferrucci signed a contract extension with AJ Foyt Racing on Thursday that will pair him with David Malukas next season on the resurgent team. The Foyt team has shown considerable progress this year under an alliance with Team Penske, and
PART ONE – Oliver BEARMAN (Haas), Franco COLAPINTO (Williams), Zhou GUANYU (Sauber) Q: Ollie, why don’t we start with you? Welcome back to Formula 1 and a full race weekend for you this time. What are your expectations coming into this one? Oliver BEARMAN: Yeah, it’s nice to be back, first of all. Of course,
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 12, 2024, 04:39 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions McLaren has asked Oscar Piastri to support teammate Lando Norris‘ in his title bid for the remaining eight races of the season. Norris is Max Verstappen’s closest competitor in the drivers’ standings
Fourth edition of FIA Immersion Programme Empowers Emerging Leaders to Drive the Future of Motorsport The fourth edition of the FIA Immersion Programme, co-funded by the FIA Foundation, successfully wrapped up, bringing together 17 emerging motorsport leaders from around the world. Representing Clubs from diverse countries such as Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Jordan, Korea, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman,
The JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion, in its first year as part of the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC), has set an unprecedented standard for environmental responsibility in motor sport. The seventh round of the European series, which took place from August 30 to September 1, implemented measures to achieve a world record for carbon offsetting in
The 18-year-old will compete in a special-edition livery and race suit to spotlight F1 ACADEMY DISCOVER YOUR DRIVE, the series’ global programme aimed at changing perceptions of motorsport and inspiring the next generation of female talent. In 2024 F1 ACADEMY DISCOVER YOUR DRIVE launched the Career Discovery Programme, an educational trackside experience in each city
Sep 11, 2024, 03:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll hailed Adrian Newey as a bargain after announcing the star designer would be joining his Formula One team next March as managing technical partner and shareholder. Newey, 65, said in May he was leaving champions Red Bull in search of a
“It just highlights how appealing our project was, how exciting it was for Adrian to join and what an exciting future we have. I can’t wait for him to get started and to work again with him. “I think it just gives so much credit to our team because, at the end of the day,
Sep 11, 2024, 06:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions All 10 Formula One teams complied with the cost cap for the second year in a row in 2023 but procedural breaches were identified for engine makers Alpine and Honda, the governing FIA said on Wednesday. The 2023 season was the third year under cost cap
The event was hosted by ÖAMTC in Vienna. FIA Region I held a two-day EV workshop for senior executives, product development, and innovation staffers across the region’s Member Club network. Workshop sessions focused on the development of the electricity market and charging solutions, the evolution of the second-hand EV market and handling eV breakdowns.
“All the tension that I had during the weekend, during the race, during the two final laps were gone,” he explained. “It was an amazing feeling, the best one of my life. “During all the cool down lap, we were all screaming on the radio with my engineer, with the team manager – everyone. Seeing
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