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F1 reveal Sprint format changes ahead of Azerbaijan GP after Max Verstappen criticism

The likes of Max Verstappen have criticised Formula 1's sprint format - but the controversial race will take place at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku this weekend

Daily Mirror

The areas each F1 team must address ahead of 2023 development war

A fallow period on-track belies teams working to sign off upgrades to be manufactured and freighted to Azerbaijan.

Motorsport

Podcast: Mercedes' F1 tech rethink, Aston Martin success & Baku sprint changes

Mercedes’ ongoing troubles in F1’s new ground-effect era are the subject of GP Racing’s cover story this month, written by Pat Symonds – formerly Michael Schumacher’s race engineer and one of the consultants responsible for F1’s new ruleset.

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Melbourne crash won't delay Alpine's Baku F1 upgrade

Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly made heavy contact with the wall after they touched following the final grid restart in Melbourne.

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Melbourne F1 crash won't delay Alpine's Baku upgrade

Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly made heavy contact with the wall after they touched following the final grid restart in Melbourne.

Motorsport

F1 teams “nervous” about extra strain of Baku sprint damage

Baku is the first F1 sprint event to be held on a street circuit, and the chances of accidents occurring have been ramped up by the decision to make the sprint a standalone event.

Autosport

F1 teams "nervous" about extra strain of Baku sprint damage

Baku is the first F1 sprint event to be held on a street circuit, and the chances of accidents occurring have been ramped up by the decision to make the sprint a standalone event.

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2023 F1 Azerbaijan GP – How to watch, sprint race, session timings and more

F1 sparks back into life after a month-long break due to the cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix. The Baku event begins a run of five races across six weeks, while the majority of teams are expected to deliver a raft of upgrades in the coming rounds which may shake-up…

Autosport

Azerbaijan sets up checkpoint on land link between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan on Sunday set up a checkpoint on the only land link between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, sparking an angry response from Yerevan.

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Ferrari: Focusing on F1 rivals' form in Baku would be "a mistake"

One-lap form will be especially important in Baku as the sprint event will have its own qualifying session on Saturday, so drivers and teams will have to get it right twice.

Motorsport

Ferrari: Focusing on F1 rival form in Baku would be "a mistake"

One-lap form will be especially important in Baku as the sprint event will have its own qualifying session on Saturday, so drivers and teams will have to get it right twice.

Autosport

Max Verstappen concern as two rival F1 team chiefs predict "chaos" and "mayhem"

Verstappen has been one of the most vocal critics of the low reward for high risk F1 Sprint format, and team bosses across the paddock are expecting the first of 2023 to be action-packed

Daily Mirror

Cohen Meets Aliyev in Baku amid Tension with Tehran

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen held consultations in Baku with senior Azerbaijani officials, before heading to Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, to inaugurate his country’s embassy there, in a move that would anger Tehran. Cohen met on Wednesday with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the presidential palace, a month after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Alpine confident of bringing the fight to Mercedes in F1 2023

Alpine overtook McLaren to finish fourth in 2022 and for this year its target was to be closer to third place than to fifth.

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Max Verstappen concern ahead of Azerbaijan GP as F1 rival has key advantage

Verstappen is the current standings leader and already overwhelming favourite to secure his third successive F1 title this year, but one former F1 champion is not convinced he will have it all his own way in Baku

Reuters

Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid tensions - Iranian state media

The foreign ministers of Iran and Azerbaijan discussed "problems and misunderstandings" between the two countries in two phone calls, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, days after Baku expelled four Iranian diplomats over "provocative actions".

Autosport

Verstappen still "not a fan at all" of F1 sprints amid format talk

From Baku onwards, the first of six sprints this year, teams have discussed a format change in which the sprint event and the grand prix each have their own qualifying sessions.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Will Azerbaijan-Iran tensions lead to war?

Tehran has warned it cannot ignore what it considers a security threat emanating from growing Azerbaijan-Israel ties.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Vasseur Says F1 Teams Agreed on Sprint Weekend Changes

Formula One's first sprint weekend of the season in Azerbaijan at the end of April will have a second qualifying session instead of final practice, with Saturday's 100km race a standalone event, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur said. Teams had agreed the change, which has yet to be confirmed by…

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Azerbaijan Expels 4 Iranian Diplomats for 'Provocative Actions'

Azerbaijan on Thursday said it was expelling four Iranian diplomats over "provocative actions" in the latest deterioration of relations between the neighbors, in part due to Baku's improving relations with Tehran's arch-enemy Israel. Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran have grown increasingly strained in recent months, with the dispute coming to…

Reuters

Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats for 'provocative actions'

Azerbaijan on Thursday said it was expelling four Iranian diplomats over "provocative actions" in the latest deterioration of relations between the neighbours, in part due to Baku's improving relations with Tehran's arch-enemy Israel.

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Azerbaijan Arrests 4 Over Attempted Assassination of Anti-Iran Lawmaker

Azerbaijan arrested four people in connection with the attempted assassination of an anti-Iran lawmaker, who was shot and wounded last week, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. Representative Fazil Mustafa, who has been highly critical of Iran, was receiving treatment in a hospital after being shot in the attack. Mustafa's assistant,…

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Amid Diplomatic Rift with Iran, Azerbaijan Prepares to Deter Potential Threats

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense raised the degree of combat readiness to deter all potential threats in the wake of its diplomatic rift with Iran. Meanwhile, the Iranian and Azeri foreign ministries continued to exchange accusations on Twitter on Saturday, after Baku angered Tehran following a press conference between its foreign…

The Guardian - UK

Christian Horner hits out at ‘ludicrous’ plans to hold sprint race in Azerbaijan

As he prepared for the Australian GP, Red Bull’s team principal said of next month’s sprint race at a street circuit: ‘From a cost cap perspective, all you can do is trash your car’

Daily Mirror

Christian Horner slams "absolutely ludicrous" F1 decision with Red Bull left "wary"

Six F1 Sprint events will take place this year with the first coming at the end of April in Azerbaijan, which Red Bull chief Horner thinks is a recipe for disaster

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