The Latest Breaking News from Azerbaijan

Max Verstappen's friction with Red Bull team-mate landed F1 rivals "in the doghouse"

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen once had a frosty altercation with ex-teammate Daniel Ricciardo after the pair both crashed at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in 2018

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023

How a hot, breezy Sunday could end Ferrari's hopes of a Baku F1 victory

Once Sergio Perez had shaken off polesitter Charles Leclerc in Formula 1’s sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, victory seemed to be plain sailing.

Motorsport · Apr 30, 2023

What GPS data reveals about Ferrari’s strengths and biggest weakness

Ferrari will soon lavish the SF-23 with performance-finding upgrades. But for now, after a dismal start to the campaign, set-up tweaks alone have allowed the team to take a marked step forward in Australia and this weekend again in Azerbaijan. As proof, lead charge Charles Leclerc used the revised format…

Autosport · Apr 30, 2023

Pérez Overtakes Leclerc to Win F1 Sprint in Azerbaijan

Sergio Pérez won the Formula One sprint race in Azerbaijan on Saturday to extend Red Bull's winning start to the season, as his teammate Max Verstappen settled for third in a damaged car behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. Leclerc started on pole — as he will for the main Azerbaijan Grand…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2023

Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Sergio Perez blasts past Charles Leclerc to win first sprint race of 2023

Championship leader Max Verstappen involved in early clash with George Russell

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2023

F1 results: Sergio Perez wins Azerbaijan GP sprint

In the first sprint of the season, which included a new qualifying format (see below), Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc led from pole ahead of Perez, as Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and George Russell (Mercedes) clashed over third. After a safety car interruption, Verstappen retook third from Russell.

Motorsport · Apr 29, 2023

Azerbaijan GP pens contract extension to 2026 F1 season

Formula 1 and the Baku City Circuit organisers behind the race have been in negotiations over a new deal to keep the six-kilometre street venue on the calendar, with "positive" talks having been ongoing throughout the F1 weekend.

Autosport · Apr 29, 2023

Charles Leclerc on pole for Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race

BAKU: Charles Leclerc will start on pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sprint race despite crashing on his final flying lap in qualifying on Saturday.

The Times of India · Apr 29, 2023

Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace settlement talks in Washington on Sunday

Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold a new round of talks in Washington on Sunday to try to normalise relations, Yerevan said on Saturday, after weeks of rising tensions over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2023

Armenia and Azerbaijan to Hold Peace Settlement Talks in Washington on Sunday

Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold a new round of talks in Washington on Sunday to try to normalize relations, the spokesperson of Armenia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Tensions have been rising again between the two countries over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, where Russian peacekeepers were deployed in 2020 to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2023