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Laurence EdmondsonSep 23, 2025, 09:47 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 McLaren has highlighted pit stops as a key area for improvement after slow tyre changes impacted Lando Norris at the last two grands prix. A slow front-left tyre change at the Italian Grand Prix led to McLaren’s awkward team orders exchange when…

Season 11 debutants Lola Yamaha ABT have officially confirmed their decision to retain their current line-up of Lucas di Grassi and Zane Maloney into Season 12, as they aim to improve on a decent debut season in the championship. di Grassi and Maloney on their maiden Formula E campaign with Lola Yamaha ABT | Credit: Simon Galloway The line up…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 23, 2025, 06:24 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lando Norris has said Red Bull’s resurgence in the last two races should come as no surprise as he prepares for Max Verstappen to become a factor in the title race. After consecutive victories in Azerbaijan and Italy, Verstappen moved 69 points…

사진 확대 Hankook Tire’s ‘Serious about Motor Sports’ Collaboration Video for ‘Formula E·WRC’ is released [Photo provided by Hankook Tire =] Hankook Tire & Technology announced on the 23rd that it has unveiled a brand collaboration brand film based on the world’s top motorsport competition “ABB FIA Formula E World Championship” and “World Rally Championship” (WRC), organized by the International…

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to TisoyJrIII, Paul Prinnel and Sujeeth! On this day in motorsport 30 today: One-off Williams substitute driver Jack Aitken Born on this day in 1995: Future one-time Formula 1 racer Jack Aitken 35 years ago today Michael America won the CART IndyCar race at Road America, which was…

Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Red Bull. Pos. Driver 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 2 George Russell Mercedes 3 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams 4 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 5 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 6 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 7 Lando Norris McLaren 8 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 9 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 10 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 11 Gabriel…

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix produced a qualifying session to remember and a race to forget. Several drivers excelled at Baku but one of the year’s top performers had a nightmare weekend. Here’s RaceFans’ verdict on the full field. Lando Norris Qualified: 7th (2 places ahead of team mate, -0.018s)Grid: 7th (2 places ahead of team mate)Start: -1 placeStrategy: One-stop (M-H)Finished:…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 22, 2025, 10:39 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Even a diverted flight home couldn’t take the smile off Carlos Sainz’s face late on Sunday night. Fresh from his first podium finish in a Williams Formula 1 car, his beaming grin appeared on Charles Leclerc’s Instagram stories past 11 p.m. as…

George Russell surprised his own team by overtaking Carlos Sainz Jnr through his pit stop. Mercedes told Russell he would rejoin the circuit behind the Williams driver when he made his pit stop on lap 39. He gained time partly thanks to his committed approach to the pit lane entrance. The Baku pit lane approach is one of the fastest…

Christian Horner will be able to return to Formula 1 as early as spring 2026 after finalising a payout with Red Bull, sources have told ESPN. Former team boss and CEO Horner was “relieved of operational duties” by Red Bull GmbH, the parent company of the energy drinks brand, two days after July’s British Grand Prix, ending a 20-year career…

Max Verstappen kept his championship hopes alive with a dominant victory on the streets of Baku after championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed out at the start. Piastri only made it as far as turn five before skidding into the barrier. He made a dire start from ninth on the grid, jumping the start and falling to last place, before his…

Max Verstappen says he needs more than a perfect end to the season to have a chance of winning the drivers’ championship for the fifth year in a row. He made significant gains on the two McLaren drivers with his fourth victory of the season in Azerbaijan today. However he remains 69 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri with 199…

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella was quick to deny Lando Norris’s race suffered as a result of his slow pit stop on lap 37. Was he right? Norris had the slowest pit stop of any driver bar Fernando Alonso, though the Aston Martin driver was held for an extra five seconds to serve a time penalty. Compared to the quickest…

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Max Verstappen doing Max Verstappen things. Formula 1 has become so accustomed to his greatness, the idea that the Dutchman could be a contender in the 2025 title fight does not seem as outlandish as it might for any other driver trailing the championship leader by 69 points with seven races remaining. Verstappen’s flawless Azerbaijan Grand Prix…

Alexander Albon accepted responsibility for his collision with Franco Colapinto after the stewards handed him a 10-second time penalty. The pair collided on the 16th lap of the race at turn five. Albon had attempted to get ahead of Colapinto by pitting the lap before him, but the Alpine driver rejoined the track in front of the Williams driver after…

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 |…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 21, 2025, 12:19 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 McLaren team principal Andrea Stella is convinced Oscar Piastri‘s disastrous Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a one-off, saying all the great drivers — including seven-time champion Michael Schumacher — have had comparable weekends. Piastri’s run of 34 consecutive points finishes…  read more www.espn.com

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Since 2008, RaceFans has surveyed its readers to discover which races they enjoyed the most – and least – during the season. Take part in our latest poll here. Give this race a score out of 10 based on how much you enjoyed it: 10…

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber, Baku City Circuit, 2025 Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, Baku City Circuit, 2025 Franco Colapinto, Alpine, Baku City Circuit, 2025 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Baku City Circuit, 2025 Esteban Ocon, Haas, Baku City Circuit, 2025 BAKU,…