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BAKU, Azerbaijan — Carlos Sainz is dreaming of a fairytale podium for Williams after claiming a shock front row start for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Sainz capitalised on one of the most chaotic qualifying sessions of modern times to line up second — Max Verstappen‘s late lap denied him pole position, which would have been the first for Williams since…

The Formula 1 field was close to begin with this year but it has tightened up even more over the last few races. As of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the eight quickest cars have been covered by less than 1% over the last five races. Change from practice to qualifying Changeable conditions in Baku on Saturday made for a challenging…

Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Carlos Sainz Jnr and Liam Lawson. Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying result Penalties Nico Hulkenberg: No penalty for overtaking under yellow flags in final practiceAndrea Kimi Antonelli: Reprimand for overtaking under yellow flags in Q1 Invvestigations Esteban Ocon: Rear wing failed main plane tip…

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Lando Norris denied the suggestion he had blown a big opportunity to reset his title fight with Oscar Piastri by scraping the wall at the end of Q3 on Saturday. Piastri, who leads McLaren teammate Norris by 31 points in the title race, slammed into the wall at Turn 4 in the final qualifying session. That prompted…

Williams team principal James Vowles says Oliver Bearman should not have been penalised for the collision with his driver Carlos Sainz Jnr at the last round. The stewards held Bearman responsible after the pair tangled at Monza’s Roggia chicane. The decision potentially has serious consequences for Bearman, as he received two penalty points which puts him on a total of…

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Sep 18, 2025, 03:53 AM ET Title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both hit the wall in second practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton led an impressive Ferrari one-two. The McLaren pair are slugging it out for the championship, with Piastri leading Norris by 31 points with eight rounds remaining. Norris was the first to come…

Formula 1 is set to break the course record for the Baku City Circuit if conditions remain favourable. However the changing weather forecast means that cannot be taken for granted. Teams’ 2024 performance in context Baku’s combination of long straights, slow corners and a low-grip surface tends to suit some cars much more than others. Last year Ferrari and Williams…

BAKU, Azerbaijan – Williams driver Carlos Sainz said it’s time Formula 1 embraced a permanent race stewards to stop the growing noise about inconsistent and unclear decisions over wheel-to-wheel racing. Sainz was talking on the topic after his Williams team successfully got part of his Dutch Grand Prix penalty overturned by successfully submitting new evidence to the governing FIA to…

Championship leader Oscar Piastri has been given a reprimand after the stewards ruled he failed to slow sufficiently for yellow flags during the practice. They found Piastri did not reduce his speed enough when yellow flags were displayed at turn one due to Pierre Gasly running wide at the corner. However as Piastri was only briefly within an area covered…

TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team has confirmed that Antonio Felix da Costa will leave the Stuttgart squad after three seasons. The Portuguese’s place within the German marque‘s ranks has been the subject of longstanding speculation, which has rumbled across the previous two campaigns. Da Costa joined the team ahead of Season 9, and took one of the greatest wins…

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Porsche has confirmed that Antonio Felix da Costa will leave its Formula E team after three seasons as team-mate to Pascal Wehrlein.  As predicted by The Race in August, da Costa’s stint with the reigning teams’ champion is finally over after a protracted period of negotiation ended last month. It was a kind of mediation that tried – but failed…

Portuguese racer António Félix da Costa has officially parted ways with the German manufacturer ahead of the upcoming Formula E campaign. This brings to an end a fractious relationship between team and driver after three seasons in the Gen3 era. da Costa caps off three seasons at the German outfit | Credit: Alastair Staley/LAT Images The Season 6 champion made…

Oliver Bearman says Formula 1’s racing guidelines created a “harsh scenario” after the stewards penalised him for a collision in the Italian Grand Prix. The Haas driver is at risk of triggering an automatic race ban after moving onto a total of 10 penalty points for his collision with Carlos Sainz Jnr at Monza. The collision occured as Sainz overtook…

Sep 18, 2025, 10:22 AM ET David Malukas, the runner-up at this year’s Indianapolis 500, will join Team Penske to take over the No. 12 car previously driven by Will Power. Team Penske announced Thursday that it had signed Malukas to a multiyear contract, completing a transition that had been increasingly expected since the 23-year-old joined the Penske-affiliated A.J. Foyt…

Formula 1 moves along to Baku for round 17 — the eighth race in Azerbaijan’s capital city. Championship leader Oscar Piastri won here last year, but it’s Charles Leclerc who is the qualifying king of the castle circuit, with four previous pole positions. However, he has not yet converted it into a race victory. Plus, can McLaren wrap up the…

Formula E is primed to make several adjustments to its sporting structure for the 2025-26 season, with a change in the use of attack mode in races that involve Pit Boost stops central among them. The Race can reveal that such moves are being considered by the FIA in consultation with teams and the promoters to reduce the attack mode…

When Williams announced they had asked for a review of the penalty Carlos Sainz Jnr received in the Dutch Grand Prix, their chances did not look good. Only three such cases had succeeded out of the 13 brought before the stewards over the previous six seasons. None of these had been brought by Williams. But Sainz knew first-hand how difficult…