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Has F1 become a victim of its own success amid ‘boring races’ backlash?

Extreme tyre degradation plus Fernando Alonso’s late scraps with Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton injected excitement into the Bahrain season opener. Max Verstappen recovering from 15th to second did similar for Saudi Arabia before the red flag chaos unfolded in Australia. Those events aside, the on-track action has left plenty to…

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Oscar Piastri 'determined' to perform well at F1 Miami Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton hits out at Florida

Oscar Piastri looks to bounce back from an illness that hampered his last race, as Lewis Hamilton takes aim at Florida over LGBTQ+ stance.

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George Russell makes cold promise to "pretty upset" Max Verstappen after Baku scrap

Verstappen confronted Russell on live TV after the Azerbaijan Sprint, with the Red Bull racer furious over the way the Brit had challenged him during the short-form race

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Russell: Baku "speaks for itself" after F1 drivers weren't consulted on DRS

In the second year of the 2022-era of ground-effect machines, following other cars in traffic has become more difficult as teams have found ways to add downforce to their cars, making it progressively harder to overtake.

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Russell: Baku race "speaks for itself" after F1 drivers weren't consulted on DRS

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F1: George Russell won’t hold clear-the-air talks with Max Verstappen after ‘d***head’ row

The two drivers argued in the aftermath of last weekend’s sprint race in Baku

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AlphaTauri finds answers to Tsunoda's crabbing F1 car in Baku

Tsunoda was forced to retire from the Saturday race in Azerbaijan after a strange opening two laps to the sprint.

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Alonso backs move to shorten DRS zones for F1 Miami GP

The call came after the DRS zone on the main straight at last weekend's Azerbaijan GP was cut by 100 metres, to the frustration of some drivers.

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David Croft reveals private chat with Sergio Perez's race engineer about Max Verstappen

Perez won the Azerbaijan GP with Verstappen second after the Dutchman has his strategy ruined by a safety car, denying fans what could have been a closely-fought duel between the Red Bull racers

Daily Mirror

Tost not too worried about De Vries' F1 rookie crashes

De Vries crashed during Friday qualifying for last weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix and then suffered another incident in the race when he tapped the inside wall at Turn 5, having to retire with a bent front-left toe link.

Motorsport

Alpine's new F1 floor "overperformed" amid Baku disaster

Alpine brought a substantial upgrade package with a new floor to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but its plan backfired spectacularly at F1's first sprint weekend of the 2023 season.

Motorsport

Russell "made a mess" of Azerbaijan GP restart

In Sunday's Baku race Russell had to take avoiding action on the lap 13 restart not to hit Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso into Turn 1.

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Why F1's team bosses want changes to sprint format they created

F1 team principals too had varying opinions on how the Baku weekend played out, in some cases perhaps influenced by how their own teams had fared.

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Why F1 team bosses want changes to sprint format they created

F1 team principals had varying opinions on how the Baku weekend played out, in some cases perhaps influenced by how their own teams had fared.

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Russell admits he "made a mess" of Baku F1 restart

In Sunday's Baku race Russell had to take avoiding action on the Lap 13 restart not to hit Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso into Turn 1.

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F1 drivers blame shortened DRS zone for "boring" Azerbaijan GP

Both the sprint and the main event in Baku were notable for a lack of passing compared to previous events at the track, with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff labelling it "boring".

Autosport

How F1 teams chased big top speed gains in Baku

Ferrari installed a new rear wing on the SF-23 which featured a revised layout for the mainplane, top flap and the tip section of the endplate.

Daily Mirror

Charles Leclerc left gobsmacked over why F1 safety car slammed on brakes at Azerbaijan GP

The F1 safety car is there to make sure no-one is taking any risks while there is a danger on the track, and an incident in Baku proved that even they have to remain vigilant at all times

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McLaren feared sick Piastri would miss Baku F1 track action

The Italian acknowledged that at one stage there was a possibility that the Australian might have missed some of Saturday's sprint day track action in order to focus on being fit for Sunday's main event.

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Alpine’s Baku F1 weekend like nothing I’ve experienced before, says Permane

The French car manufacturer’s sporting director saw first-hand the challenges that Alpine faced as its weekend “snowballed out of control” following a fire on Pierre Gasly’s car on Friday.

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Armenian, Azerbaijani ministers hold talks in US over Karabakh dispute

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on Monday as part of efforts to ease friction between the South Caucasus rivals.

Motorsport

Why Ferrari is not getting carried away by Baku last F1 stint promise

The Italian outfit knows that its current weakness against Red Bull is in managing tyres over a race stint, with there being little to separate the two teams in single-lap qualifying form.

Motorsport

Alpine's disastrous Baku F1 weekend "can't compare to any other"

The F1 stalwart saw first-hand the challenges that Alpine faced as its weekend "snowballed out of control" following a fire on Pierre Gasly's car on Friday.

Autosport

Aston Martin seeks permanent F1 DRS solution after lubricant fix in Baku

Drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll were reckoned to have lost 0.2s on the main straight in Baku during the Friday practice run and both the grand prix and sprint race qualifying sessions.

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Video: Ferrari’s luck & progress at the F1 Azerbaijan GP

Did Ferrari run their perfect race, or were they just fortunate with the weather and Aston Martin's lacklustre Baku performance? What is the fallout after Sergio Perez fought back and beat Max Verstappen? Was Sprint Saturday a success? And what happened during Esteban Ocon's pitlane incident?

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