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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc beats Red Bulls for grand prix pole

The Ferrari driver secured his first pole of the year on his final effort of the session, a 1m40.203s, having ratcheted up his pace from a strong opening run in the last part of qualifying to prove unassailable for the two Red Bull drivers.

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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc beats Red Bulls for third Baku pole

The Ferrari driver secured his first F1 pole of the year on his final effort of the session, a 1m40.203s, having ratcheted up his pace from a strong opening run in the last part of qualifying to prove unassailable for the two Red Bull drivers.

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F1 qualifying results: Charles Leclerc takes Azerbaijan GP pole

Leclerc will start ahead of the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in Sunday’s race after the one-hour qualifying session on Friday, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

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Charles Leclerc beats Max Verstappen to Azerbaijan GP pole amid Lewis Hamilton struggles

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes were looking to build on a strong performance last time out in Melbourne with a good qualifying in Baku, though Max Verstappen remained the favourite with Charles Leclerc the challenger

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MotoGP Spanish GP: Espargaro tops FP2, Bagnaia and Quartararo into Q1

The one-hour afternoon session at Jerez saw little in the way of overall lap time improvements until the closing stages, when FP2 exploded into a frantic time attack.

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Toto Wolff to "bang heads together" as Mercedes desperate over Lewis Hamilton contract

Hamilton's Mercedes contract expires at the end of the year but, with no sign of a renewal in sight right now, Damon Hill thinks Wolff must prioritise resolving the Brit's F1 future

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F1 ace Logan Sargeant eyeing "special" top-ten finish in Miami – but wants points in Baku

Logan Sargeant is targeting a points finish in Baku and home Grand Prix Miami with the American hoping to make his top-ten breakthrough in his debut Formula One season

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Max Verstappen is ‘the Tyson Fury of Formula 1’, says Christian Horner: ‘He has that killer instinct’

Red Bull team principal sees a lot of similarities between the F1 champion and WBC heavyweight king

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Johnny Herbert explains Max Verstappen worry for Azerbaijan GP despite Red Bull advantage

Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team have picked up where they left off last season and are dominating the F1 standings again, but Johnny Herbert knows things can still change

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Friday favourite: The forgettable layout that unearthed a sportscar great

Rob Bell has never raced on the Nurburgring Nordschleife, but the Eifel region still holds some special memories for the British sportscar ace. The Nurburgring Grand Prix circuit is often viewed as the poor relation to the 12.944-mile motor racing Mecca that countless drivers (including Yvan Muller) have cited as…

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Fernando Alonso gives blunt response to rumours he's dating Taylor Swift

Fernando Alonso is reportedly dating pop singer Taylor Swift and the Spaniard has since responded to those rumours ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend

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F1 teams block FIA's attempt to close sprint race tyre loophole

The rule in question relates to tyre usage for the three-part Saturday shootout session that determines the grid for the sprint later in the day.

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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Verstappen pips Leclerc in eventful FP1

As the only chance to get prepared for all of the competitive sessions to come this weekend, a big queue formed at the end of the pitlane ahead of the 60-minute session getting underway, headed by Verstappen.

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WEC Spa: Toyota beats Cadillac to fastest FP3 time on drying track

Times set early in the one-hour session were around 20 seconds off the dry pace set on Thursday, but improved steadily before a final flurry of quick times saw several different manufacturers take turns atop the leaderboard.

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George Russell demands sit-down talks with F1 stewards in response to "crazy" decisions

The FIA's governance of Formula 1 is back in the spotlight again, and Grand Prix Drivers' Association director Russell has voiced his dissatisfaction over recent decisions

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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Verstappen pips Leclerc by 0.037s in FP1

As the only chance to get prepared for all of the competitive sessions to come this weekend, a big queue formed at the end of the pitlane ahead of the 60-minute session getting underway.

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Marquez's surgeon explains decision to prevent him racing at MotoGP Spanish GP

The Honda rider has been absent since fracturing his hand in the controversial collision with Miguel Oliveira in the first grand prix of the season in Portugal that has led to a long-running appeal process to have a double long lap penalty overturned.

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Marquez's surgeon explains decision to stop him racing at MotoGP Spanish GP

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Azerbaijan GP concern for Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell suffer same issue

Hamilton and Russell were suffering brake issues in practice, while Pierre Gasly's Alpine caught fire, Yuki Tsunoda suffered a damaging puncture and Kevin Magnussen was also forced to end his session early

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Vasseur: Leclerc "not a spectator" in Ferrari F1 rebuild project

Vasseur was responding to ongoing speculation about Leclerc's growing frustration at Ferrari, amid suggestions that he might look elsewhere at the end of his current contract.

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MotoGP Spanish GP: Pedrosa leads FP1 on wildcard return with KTM

Pedrosa won 31 MotoGP races in an illustrious career in the premier class that spanned from 2006 to 2018, all of which being run as a factory Honda rider.

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Max Verstappen issues fresh F1 quit threat with workload "getting too much"

Verstappen has threatened to quit F1 before over the growing calendar and his dislike for the Sprint format, and he repeated that stance again on the eve of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend

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Fernando Alonso breaks his silence over Taylor Swift romance rumours

The racing driver has been linked with the singer following her split from Joe Alwyn

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Perth Supercars: Reynolds fastest in marathon practice

Shane van Gisbergen made the fastest start to the sole practice session for the weekend, moving to the top with a 55.394s on his first run.

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2023 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more

Marco Bezzecchi leads the standings from reigning championship Francesco Bagnaia, with Alex Rins moving up to third place following his shock win at Austin a fortnight ago.

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