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Christian Horner, F1, Red Bull, Ferrari

Horner believes ‘uncontroversial’ Ferrari battle is ‘less of a distraction’

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says that the “uncontroversial” battle with Ferrari this season is “less of a distraction” than the infamous scrap with Mercedes last year. The Red Bull team currently possess an...
Mercedes, James Vowles, F1

Mercedes talks on porpoising in Baku, package push & straightline speed

Mercedes talks about the porpoising from Spain to Baku as they admitted about pushing the set-up which affected both their drivers. James Vowles opened up on multiple topics in the post-Azerbaijan GP F1 briefing, where...
Fernando Alonso, Alpine, F1

Alonso pleased with consistent run; Seidl adds on strategy against Alpine

Fernando Alonso was pleased to score more points in F1 Azerbaijan GP with Esteban Ocon making it double, as Andreas Seidl talks of strategy. After a stuttering start to the season, Alpine driver and two...
George Russell, F1, Toto Wolff

Russell says they ‘can’t keep relying on others’ misfortune’ after podium

George Russell claimed his third podium of the season in Azerbaijan after benefiting from the retirements of both Ferraris, and the Mercedes driver says that the team can not “keep relying on others’ misfortune”...
Pierre Gasly, F1, AlphaTauri

Gasly tried but knew it was difficult to keep off Hamilton in Baku

Pierre Gasly knew it was not possible to fight against Lewis Hamilton in closing stages of F1 Azerbaijan GP, as he was happy with fifth place. AlphaTauri's Gasly hasn't had the best of the 2022...
Sebastian Vettel, F1, Aston Martin

Vettel pleased with Baku result but cautious to remain realistic

Sebastian Vettel was pleased with a Top 6 result in F1 Azerbaijan GP amid small progress despite his off moment against Esteban Ocon. For Vettel, it was a podium finish last year while this year...
Christian Horner, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, F1

Horner says Red Bull position swap in Baku ‘wasn’t strictly team orders’

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has made it clear that swapping Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix “wasn’t strictly team orders.” The Ferrari of Charles Leclerc had started on pole...
Andreas Seidl, McLaren, Lando Norris, Daniel Ricciardo

Seidl plays down team orders situation; Norris, Ricciardo share their views

Andreas Seidl played down team orders situation in F1 Azerbaijan GP as Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo present their views on the matter. After a relatively low-key F1 Azerbaijan GP qualifying where they ended up...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, Toto Wolff

Hamilton says Baku was the most painful race he’s been in; Wolff adds on

Lewis Hamilton talks about the pain he went through to finish fourth in F1 Azerbaijan GP, as Toto Wolff throws in a wild speculation for Montreal. Fourth place in Baku on Sunday earned Lewis Hamilton...
Mattia Binotto, F1, Ferrari

Binotto looking for answers for reliability issues, admits of disappointment

Mattia Binotto is looking to find answers regarding the latest reliability troubles they faced during F1 Azerbaijan GP for their team and also their customers. Even though Ferrari's Charles Leclerc lost the F1 Azerbaijan GP...
F1, Azerbaijan GP

Azerbaijan GP: Verstappen cruises to win from Perez after Ferrari disaster

Red Bull ended up 1-2 with Max Verstappen winning F1 Azerbaijan GP from Sergio Perez after Ferrari disaster, as Mercedes' George Russell was third. It wasn't the best of the after start from pole-sitter Charles...
F1, Azerbaijan GP

F1 Azerbaijan GP, Sat: Ferrari vs RB; Mercedes behind; Alonso & more

The Saturday in F1 Azerbaijan GP was all about Red Bull and Ferrari at the front for pole, while Mercedes found itself in the clutches of lower Top 10. As was seen during practice session,...
F1, Azerbaijan GP

Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc takes pole from Red Bull pair in an intense session

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took F1 Azerbaijan GP pole from Red Bull pair of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen in an intense qualifying. Q1: After FP3 was delayed, the start of F1 Azerbaijan GP was delayed too...
F1, Azerbaijan GP

Azerbaijan GP: Perez back on top in FP3 from Leclerc

Red Bull's Sergio Perez ended up fastest in FP3 of F1 Azerbaijan GP with Max Verstappen in third behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. There was a delay to start the FP3 session in F1 Azerbaijan GP...
F1, Azerbaijan GP

F1 Azerbaijan GP, Fri: Top 2 ahead; Alpine, Mercedes in Top 10 mix &...

It was a mixed Friday in F1 Azerbaijan GP where porpoising was still the big topic as Ferrari and Red Bull continued their fight at the front. The Friday in F1 Azerbaijan GP saw porpoising...
Charles Leclerc, F1, Azerbaijan GP

Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc tops FP2 as multiple drivers have offs, wall brush

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the pace in F1 Azerbaijan GP from Red Bull pair of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen. The FP2 session in F1 Azerbaijan GP saw more offs than the first session as...
F1, Azerbaijan GP

Azerbaijan GP: Perez fastest in FP1 amid porpoising troubles for most

Red Bull's Sergio Perez ended up fastest in FP1 of F1 Azerbaijan GP with Max Verstappen in third behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. The porpoising issue was on display again in FP1 of F1 Azerbaijan GP...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, FIA

Hamilton voted to be honorary citizen of Brazil

Lewis Hamilton has been voted to be made a honorary citizen of Brazil as the British F1 racer extends his thanks to the people and rule makers of the country. Mercedes driver and seven time...
F1, FIA

FIA shares of Baku track changes, DRS zones, pit exit/entry rule & more

The FIA shares details of F1 Azerbaijan GP with changes to circuit, DRS zones along with stewards names and also the pit exit/entry line. The details of F1 Azerbaijan GP has been shared by FIA...
Sebastian Vettel, F1

Vettel talks on LGBTQ+, how F1 community is living with changing times

Sebastian Vettel opens up in a long interview about LGBTQ+ and how it is impacting F1 as he shares his views on the changing times. The July/August edition of “Attitude” features an intriguing article with...
Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell

Wolff says Mercedes is in ‘no-man’s land for now; Hamilton adds on bouncing

Mercedes head into the Azerbaijan GP full of anticipation and expectation as the long Baku straights, medium and low speed corners beckon for their Barcelona-spec W13. It looked as if the Mercedes’ debilitating porpoising issue...
Apple Studios, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt

Apple Studios confirms F1 movie project with Pitt, Hamilton

Apple Studios have officially confirmed its F1 project involving Brad Pitt, Lewis Hamilton and more, with the initial plot also shared. For months, reports of a F1 related movie was doing rounds with the involvement...
Guenther Steiner, F1, Stefano Domenicali

Steiner backs Domenicali amid regional-based F1 calendar talks

Guenther Steiner backs the idea of Stefano Domenicali to club F1 races in a regional formation as much as possible in current times. During the Spanish GP weekend, there was talk of regionalising races for...
Charles Leclerc, Mattia Binotto, Carlos Sainz, F1

Binotto says young Leclerc and Sainz pair ‘understand the spirit’ of Ferrari

Ferrari's traditional driver line-up philosophy has always tended to include a world champion or multiple race winner, especially in its years fighting close to, or right at, the front of the grid as Mattia...
FIA, Williams, F1

FIA shares of financial breach from Williams under new regulations

The FIA has shared details of a financial breach from Williams Grand Prix Engineering under the new F1 regulations where they have had to pay a fine. With the new F1 financial regulations in place...
Daniel Ricciardo, Andreas Seidl, F1

Ricciardo admits of still not getting 100% from the car; Seidl adds more

Andreas Seidl speaks on helping Daniel Ricciardo as much in F1 2022 as the Australian admits about not getting 100% feel from the car. For Ricciardo, it has been a tough season to say the...
Charles Leclerc, F1, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari

Leclerc says he’ll ‘think twice’ before driving historic F1 car during title bid

Charles Leclerc says he will now “think twice” before accepting an invitation to drive another historic F1 car, after crashing a classic Niki Lauda Ferrari in Monaco. Ahead of the Monaco GP in which he...
Guanyu Zhou, Yuki Tsunoda, F1

Guanyu, Tusnoda not thinking about F1 future beyond 2022 season yet

Zhou Guanyu and Yuki Tsunoda are not thinking too far ahead at the moment regarding their F1 future beyond the 2022 season. For Guanyu, the first Chinese driver on the grid, his season at Alfa...
F1, FIA

F1 top teams oppose smaller teams’ driver & senior staff salary cap plans

F1 budget cap crisis continues to rear its head as the bigger teams ask for an increase in the maximum spending allowance, with rumblings of senior personnel caps materialising in the background. The significant rise...
Alexander Albon, George Russell, Nicholas Latifi, F1

Russell, Latifi not surprised to see Albon’s fine performances on F1 return

George Russell has full praise for his friend Alexander Albon for his solid performances so far in F1 2022 as Nicholas Latifi is not surprised with it. After losing his Red Bull seat to Sergio...