Was Baku really Max Verstappen’s best chance to win in F1 2026?
When Max Verstappen walked into the Red Bull hospitality on Friday for his Dutch Formula 1 media session – which in Azerbaijan, incidentally, consisted of just two Dutch journalists –…
Alpine makes statement as Franco Colapinto-related abuse accelerates
The Alpine Formula 1 team has again spoken out against social media abuse following Franco Colapinto’s shunt in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Argentinian fans’ behaviour has been scrutinised lately following waves…
George Russell after rejuvenating Baku win: “It would have been very easy for me to lose the faith”
Saturday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix was George Russell’s third victory of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, and his first career grand slam, but leading every lap in the wind-swept streets of…
Oscar Piastri: Error that cost me F1 Azerbaijan GP podium was “a bit weird”
McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri has labelled his late-race Azerbaijan Grand Prix mistake as “a bit weird”, after losing the podium in Baku.Piastri was running third following the second…
Arvid Lindblad issues apology after Racing Bulls team-mate clash in Baku
Racing Bulls Formula 1 rookie Arvid Lindblad has issued a public apology to his team-mate Liam Lawson following their collision during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.The British driver secured six points…
Why Mercedes didn’t expect “Monza 2.0” from Kimi Antonelli in Baku
Kimi Antonelli was never going to perform a “Monza 2.0” in Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley Lord said regarding his driver’s recovery.Three weeks ago, Antonelli…
Race ban talk “too harsh” on Franco Colapinto, George Russell and Max Verstappen say
Mercedes driver George Russell feels a Formula 1 race ban would have been “too harsh” on Franco Colapinto after the Argentinian took out Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly and McLaren’s Lando…
Why is the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix taking place in Malaysia?
The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix will not take place in Bahrain, but in Malaysia. The event will be held from 2-4 October at the Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur,…
The one detail that impresses Red Bull most about Isack Hadjar’s “outstanding” F1 return
After his wrist injury, Isack Hadjar certainly did not return behind the wheel of the Red Bull RB22 at the easiest track on the Formula 1 calendar. The Baku City…
Charles Leclerc: “McLaren and Red Bull did a step forward that we didn’t do”
Red Bull now has a clear advantage over Ferrari in terms of chassis performance, with McLaren having also markedly improved, Charles Leclerc believes following the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Both…
Who slept best last night: Laurent Mekies
Different times require different leaders.Parting ways with Christian Horner, and eventually Helmut Marko, was a bold move after all the success Red Bull enjoyed with the duo who built the…
Who slept worst last night: Lewis Hamilton
Had anyone predicted in Abu Dhabi in 2021 that, a few years later, Lewis Hamilton would be racing in Formula 1 for Ferrari under team principal Christian Horner, few would…
Isack Hadjar earns “team-mate points” after “exceptional comeback” in Baku, says Alex Brundle
Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar earned crucial “team-mate points” following an “exceptional comeback” drive to third at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, according to F1 TV pundit Alex Brundle.Returning to the cockpit…
“A big mistake” – Devastated Franco Colapinto apologises to Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris for Baku F1 crash
Alpine driver Franco Colapinto has apologised for the “big mistake” that saw him knock team-mate Pierre Gasly and McLaren driver Lando Norris out of F1’s Azerbaijan GP.On a lap 36…
Jacques Villeneuve defends Red Bull team orders call at F1 Azerbaijan GP
1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has backed Red Bull’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix strategy.During the closing stages of the race on the demanding Baku City Circuit, Max Verstappen and team-mate…
Jacques Villeneuve calls out Oscar Piastri after costly Azerbaijan GP error: “Rookie mistake”
1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve branded Oscar Piastri’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix lock-up as a “rookie mistake”.The Australian driver suffered a double lock-up during the race at the Baku City…
F1’s top 10 closest finishes after George Russell holds off Max Verstappen’s late Baku challenge
For those watching the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, many would agree that George Russell delivered a dominant drive to take a lights-to-flag Formula 1 victory from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.Yet dominance…
Kimi Antonelli: I was “driving like my grandmother” in Baku F1 race
If Kimi Antonelli’s sensational Monza comeback win was a drive for the ages, then his much more subdued encore in the streets of Baku was just a footnote in his…
Pierre Gasly feeling “crushed” after Franco Colapinto took him out of Azerbaijan GP
“I cannot believe it, so many points gone…”Pierre Gasly’s initial reaction to the pile-up that occurred at the restart of Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix said it all.Gasly led the…
Alpine’s Flavio Briatore rips into Franco Colapinto’s Baku blunder: “A very poor move”
Alpine F1 executive Flavio Briatore has been left “extremely disappointed” with his team’s double DNF in F1’s Azerbaijan GP, criticising Franco Colapinto for “a very poor move” to take out…