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. Motorsport · May 2, 2023
Alonso helping Stroll as he'll "lead Aston for next 10 or 15 years" The two drivers have enjoyed a friendly relationship this year and during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Stroll told the team that he wouldn't attack Alonso while running behind him, and the Spaniard later passed on brake balance information to help his team-mate. Autosport · May 2, 2023
Alonso helping Stroll as he'll lead Aston Martin for "next 10 or 15 years" The two drivers have enjoyed an obviously very friendly relationship this year. Motorsport · May 2, 2023
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. Autosport · May 1, 2023
Alonso: Aston shocker only 1s slower than Ferrari perfection Polesitter Leclerc was passed by Max Verstappen and eventual Baku victor Sergio Perez come only lap six of 51, with the Ferrari driver opting not to fight the Red Bulls to preserve his Pirelli tyres. Autosport · Apr 30, 2023
F1 Azerbaijan GP: Perez leads dominant Red Bull 1-2 from Leclerc The Mexican driver took advantage of a pitstop under the safety car to emerge in the lead after Verstappen had led the early phases of the race from polesitter Charles Leclerc. Autosport · Apr 30, 2023
F1 Azerbaijan GP: Perez takes second Baku win as Red Bull dominates The Mexican driver took advantage of a pitstop under the safety car to emerge in the lead after Verstappen had led the early phases of the race from polesitter Charles Leclerc. Motorsport · Apr 30, 2023
F1 race results: Sergio Perez wins Azerbaijan GP in Red Bull 1-2 Perez benefited when team-mate Max Verstappen pitted just before a safety car, which cost him two places. Motorsport · Apr 30, 2023
Sergio Perez wins Azerbaijan GP as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton suffer same fate Charles Leclerc started the Baku race on pole, but it wasn't long before Max Verstappen flexed the muscles of his Red Bull to take the lead early while Sergio Perez also moved past Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023
George Russell sends X-rated radio message to Mercedes after losing out to Lewis Hamilton Russell made good progress at the start of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but was caught out at the restart after a safety car period and lost several positions, including to fellow Brit Hamilton Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023
Alonso: Aston Martin "cannot be 100% sure" of DRS fix Alonso and team-mate Lance Stroll had been struggling with the DRS overtaking device all weekend on their new low-drag wing for Baku's long straights. Autosport · Apr 30, 2023
F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch & more Leclerc claimed both pole positions on offer at the Baku round, topping Friday qualifying and Saturday’s new sprint race qualifying session, but he couldn’t convert the latter into victory as he was reeled in by Sergio Perez in the sprint. Autosport · Apr 29, 2023
F1 Azerbaijan GP: Perez overtakes Leclerc for sprint race win Starting second, Perez slotted in behind Leclerc at the start and stuck with him through the opening lap, before the race was paused for a safety car period produced after Yuki Tsunoda hit the wall at Turn 14 on the opening lap. Autosport · Apr 29, 2023
F1 Azerbaijan GP: Perez passes Leclerc to win F1 sprint Starting second, Perez slotted in behind Leclerc at the start and stuck with him through the opening lap, before the race was paused for a safety car period produced after Yuki Tsunoda hit the wall at Turn 14 on the opening lap. Motorsport · Apr 29, 2023
Motorsport · 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.
Autosport · Apr 29, 2023 F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc doubles up for sprint race pole despite crash A 1m41.697s from Leclerc amid the first runs in the eight-minute SQ3 session proved unassailable, and a second set of laps from both Perez and Verstappen could not topple the Monegasque's searing pace around the Baku circuit.
Motorsport · Apr 29, 2023 F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc grabs Baku sprint pole despite crash A 1m41.697s from Leclerc amid the first runs in the eight-minute SQ3 session proved unassailable, and a second set of laps from both Perez and Verstappen could not topple the Monegasque's searing pace around the Baku circuit.
Daily Mirror · Apr 29, 2023 Charles Leclerc makes F1 history with Baku Sprint pole as Max Verstappen beaten again The first ever F1 Sprint qualifying session took place on Saturday morning, with Charles Leclerc hoping to make it back-to-back poles on consecutive days ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton
Autosport · Apr 28, 2023 Alonso rues Aston Martin DRS issue in Baku F1 qualifying Alonso and team-mate Lance Stroll struggled to maintain their excellent early-season performance in qualifying at Baku's high-speed street circuit.
Autosport · Apr 28, 2023 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.
Motorsport · Apr 28, 2023 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.
Motorsport · Apr 28, 2023 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.
Autosport · Apr 28, 2023 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.
Motorsport · Apr 28, 2023 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.
Autosport · Apr 20, 2023 Magazine: How Aston Martin became F1 frontrunners Fernando Alonso has starred to take a hat-trick of podiums – even if sometimes they’re belated – while Lance Stroll has raced well despite carrying an injury. It’s been a remarkable turnaround since the green team’s travails only 12 months ago, and it’s a story into which Alex Kalinauckas delves.…