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Alex Palou secured his third IndyCar championship despite finishing a lap down in the season finale in Nashville. Colton Herta scored his second victory of the year as the curtain fell on the 2024 IndyCar season by passing Pato O’Ward with five laps to go. Any intrigue over the outcome of the championship ended after 12 of the 206 laps…

In the round-up: Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the team know they weren’t quick enough for third place on merit in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. In brief George Russell was promoted from fifth to third by the collision between Carlos Sainz Jnr and Sergio Perez at the end of the race. Wolff said the team know that flattered their…

Charles Leclerc admitted he didn’t put up enough of a fight when Oscar Piastri attacked him for the lead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. However the Ferrari driver also felt the team’s strategy harmed his chances of keeping the McLaren driver behind. Leclerc’s lead over Piastri was almost six seconds when the McLaren driver made his pit stop on lap…

Sep 15, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Oscar Piastri hailed his Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory as his best yet after soaking up relentless pressure from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to put McLaren top of the Formula 1 standings. Passing pole-sitter Leclerc on the 20th lap in Baku, the 23-year-old Australian defended lap after lap as the Ferrari sought a way past. A…

The largest metropolitan area of the Philippines has been proposed as a potential future venue for the FIA Formula E World Championship, according to reports. The English-language Philippine Star newspaper has said that “foreign investors” are interested in the Metro Manila region, which encompasses the capital city, becoming a location for the championship. Romando Artes, Acting Chairman of the Metro…

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Baku City Circuit. Driver performance summary Advert |…

Lewis Hamilton will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pit lane as Mercedes have chosen to replace his power unit ahead of today’s race. The Mercedes driver was originally due to start today’s race from seventh place. His pit lane start promotes Fernando Alonso to seventh place and Franco Colapinto will now make his second grand prix start from…

Charles Leclerc claimed his fourth consecutive pole position at the Baku City Circuit, underlining his credentials as a master of the high-speed street track. But his performance isn’t the only reason why Ferrari are in such good shape at the track. After all, Oscar Piastri was the only driver from either of Ferrari’s rival teams to beat a Ferrari, though…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 14, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has been excluded from the qualifying results for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after it emerged his car exceeded the permitted fuel flow rate during Saturday’s session. Gasly qualified 13th for Sunday’s race, but after being disqualified…

It’s hard to believe that the roll-call of grand prix winners around the Baku City Circuit, including Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas, does not feature the driver who now has four pole positions in Azerbaijan to his name. Charles Leclerc will lead the field away on Sunday’s formation lap for the fourth consecutive year, still in pursuit of…

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free George Russell, Mercedes, Baku City Circuit, 2024 Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB20. 14.09.2024. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17, Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku Street Circuit, Azerbaijan, Qualifying Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Bearne…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 14, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 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 but was called to the stewards after the……

Charles Leclerc has taken provisional pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Ferrari ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz Jnr. P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’42.775 1’42.056 (-0.719s) 1’41.365 (-0.691s) 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’43.033 1’42.598 (-0.435s) 1’41.686 (-0.912s) 3 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari 1’43.357 1’42.503 (-0.854s) 1’41.805 (-0.698s)…

Sep 14, 2024, 03:45 AM ET Christian Horner told an FIA news conference at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday that he is in favour of replacing the regular post-season young driver test in Abu Dhabi with a non-championship 10-car sprint race for rookies. The Red Bull team boss said that he had proposed the idea at recent meetings of…

Since Sergio Perez last flew out of Azerbaijan following his victory in Baku in April 2023 – over 500 days ago – there has been little for the veteran Red Bull driver to celebrate on track. But in a sport where there are few true friends, where the only one you can rely on is yourself, Baku has arguably been…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 13, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 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 Grand Prix. The McLaren driver needs to routinely…

Franco Colapinto says Williams have fixed the problems with his seat which gave him pain throughout his first race for the team two weeks ago. The newcomer said he “never had so much pain in a race car” before his debut at Monza. Colapinto, who replaced Logan Sargeant in the team’s line-up three days before practice began for the race,…

Pictures from practice for the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Franco Colapinto (ARG) Williams Racing FW46. 13.09.2024. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17, Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku Street Circuit, Azerbaijan, Practice Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Bearne / XPB Images Alexander Albon, Williams, Baku City Circuit,…

Lewis Hamilton downplayed his disappointment at Adrian Newey’s decision not to join him at Ferrari next year. Early this year Hamilton said Newey “would absolutely be on top” of the list of people he wants to work with. Hamilton hoped Ferrari, who tried on three previous occasions to sign Newey, would finally succeed in luring him to Maranello. However Aston…