Red Bull explains "subtle" floor upgrade for Baku F1 round Red Bull has introduced a revised floor for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as it seeks to arrest its current slide and defend its Formula 1 championships. Motorsport · Sep 13, 2024
Why McLaren's team orders solution has invited more confusion Oscar Piastri is willing to give up Formula 1 race victories to Lando Norris. Except, it won't come to that. Autosport · Sep 13, 2024
F1 drivers call for rule rethink in the wake of Magnussen’s Baku ban Formula 1's penalty point system "need to be reviewed" in the wake of the incident that triggered Kevin Magnussen's one-race ban for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix - which other drivers described as "harsh". Motorsport · Sep 13, 2024
Mercedes ditches problematic floor upgrade for Baku Mercedes will not run its problematic floor first introduced at Spa at any point in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as it assesses whether this has caused its post-Belgium victory form dip. Autosport · Sep 12, 2024
Mercedes ditches problematic F1 floor upgrade for Baku Mercedes will not run its problematic floor first introduced at Spa at any point in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as it assesses whether this has caused its post-Belgium victory form dip. Motorsport · Sep 12, 2024
Azerbaijan Grand Prix Preview: McLaren’s New Team Rules and Ferrari’s Fighting Chance Lando Norris may need a bump from his teammate this week in Baku to aid in the title battle with Max Verstappen. Plus, Aston Martin’s $200 million swing is finally complete. Sports Illustrated · Sep 12, 2024
Colapinto was brought in by Williams to score points, so will he? Ahead of the Italian Grand Prix Williams replaced struggling Logan Sargeant in its quest to score points with both cars. So how realistic is it to expect points from his replacement Franco Colapinto? Autosport · Sep 12, 2024
Verstappen, Red Bull Seek To Bounce Back In Baku Max Verstappen will look for an improved personal and team performance this weekend when Red Bull seek to stop the rot and stay on top in the Formula One title race at this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. International Business Times · Sep 12, 2024
Mini replaces F1-bound Bearman for F2 Baku debut Gabriele Mini will partner Andrea Kimi Antonelli for Prema when F2 heads to Azerbaijan this weekend after full-season driver Oliver Bearman was called up by Haas to replace Kevin Magnussen, who is serving a race ban for the weekend. Motorsport · Sep 9, 2024
The blessing and curse in Bearman’s second 2024 substitute appearance One-time Formula 1 team-mates Ollie Bearman and Charles Leclerc share much common ground – beyond their shared experience racing Ferrari’s SF-24 around Jeddah’s high-speed city track blast. Motorsport · Sep 6, 2024
US Climate Envoy John Podesta To Visit China This Week US climate envoy John Podesta will visit China this week for talks with counterpart Liu Zhenmin, state media said Tuesday, ahead of the COP29 summit in Baku in November. International Business Times · Sep 3, 2024
Azerbaijan: A Country Steeped In Hydrocarbons Azerbaijan, which holds early legislative elections on Sunday, is a country in the Caucasus region with a historical relationship with hydrocarbons, which account for most of its revenues. International Business Times · Sep 1, 2024
Growing military buildup in Azerbaijan and Armenia a concern for peace talks Fears are rising that Azerbaijan and Armenia are entering an arms race, which could undermine US-backed peace talks and trigger a new conflict. Radio France Internationale · Aug 25, 2024
Putin Arrives In Azerbaijan For State Visit Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Azerbaijan's capital Baku on Sunday for a two-day state visit, Russian news agencies reported. International Business Times · Aug 19, 2024
Radio France Internationale · Aug 3, 2024 Armenia looks to reopen border with Turkey as potential gateway to the West Joint military exercises between US and Armenian forces are the latest steps in Yerevan's efforts to shift away from Moscow. The potential reopening of the Armenian border with Turkey could also prove crucial – though it may ultimately depend on Armenia's rival, Azerbaijan.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 How ‘world’s first oil town’ is wrestling with fossil fuel legacy Cop29 host Baku has cleaned up since its Black City days – but this summit needs to do more than whitewash the facade of a petrostate
Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024 Nicole Scherzinger dazzles audiences in Baku as she takes break from Broadway rehearsals The singer will reprise her role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard in NYC in September
International Business Times · Jul 19, 2024 COP29 Hosts Urge Fossil Fuel Majors To Donate To Climate Fund Azerbaijan said Friday it hopes to raise money from fossil fuel producers for green projects in developing countries as the petro-state prepares to host the world's most important climate summit.
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2024 Azerbaijan reopens its embassy in Iran as the two countries try to ease tensions Iran's semi-official media say the embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran has resumed its work after more than a year of negotiations between the two countries to ease tensions
France 24 · Jul 9, 2024 League of nationalists: How far can the new Le Pen-Orban alliance go? The optics are startling. Russia bombed a children’s hospital in Kyiv while Hungary’s Viktor Orban, who currently holds the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, wrapped up a peace tour that included stops in Moscow and Baku before Beijing. At no point during his Kremlin visit did Orban denounce…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024 Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29 Incident reignites concerns over crackdown on media before crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024 System of a Down’s Serj Tankian doesn’t ‘respect Imagine Dragons as human beings’ after controversial gig Pop-rockers Imagine Dragons performed in Baku last year dispite the pleas of fellow musicians
Autosport · Jun 1, 2024 Why the Singapore Grand Prix is F1’s toughest race Sponsored by Former world champion Nico Rosberg once described it as like being "in a sauna on a spinning bike for two hours" and the unpredictability the unique conditions create gives fans their fair share of action and drama. Last year, more than 260,000 people flocked to the Marina Bay…
Autosport · May 28, 2024 Loss, heartbreak, redemption: The road to Leclerc's Monaco F1 triumph How as a young child growing up in the principality, he would take the bus to school up the winding climb to Casino Square, dreaming how he would one day tear up the same roads in a scarlet Ferrari F1 car. How his late father Herve made every possible sacrifice to…