Azerbaijan may be known as the land of fire but Baku gets its name from the strong winds drivers face in today’s race.
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Paddock Diary: Azerbaijan Grand Prix day two
Paddock Diary
Posted onBernie Ecclestone is back in Baku – but why? Dieter Rencken reports from the F1 paddock at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Paddock Diary: Azerbaijan Grand Prix day one
Paddock Diary
Posted onThe Azerbaijan Grand Prix is the 300th F1 race in the paddock for RaceFans’ special contributor Dieter Rencken. Here’s the first of Baku Paddock Diaries.
Paddock Diary: Chinese Grand Prix day four
Paddock Diary
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo and Brendon Hartley shared a joke about Toro Rosso drivers’ collision which helped Ricciardo to victory. Read the last of Dieter Rencken’s China Paddock Diaries.
Paddock Diary: Chinese Grand Prix day three
Paddock Diary
Posted onPaddock intrigue with Toto, a joke with Fernando but frowns at Toro Rosso. Here’s Dieter’s day three in Shanghai.
Paddock Diary: Chinese Grand Prix day two
Paddock Diary
Posted onA loose wheel is a problem that can be solved but what to do about a driver unlucky enough to splat two birds in a week?
Paddock Diary: Chinese Grand Prix day one
Paddock Diary
Posted onOn a quiet media day in Shanghai, Dieter Rencken notes how rapidly China is changing as it prepares to his its 15th world championship race.
Paddock Diary: Bahrain Grand Prix day four
2018 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onAn old face returned on the final day of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend. Dieter Rencken reports from the paddock.
Paddock Diary: Bahrain Grand Prix day three
2018 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFollowing Friday’s political intrigue, on Saturday the action in Bahrain was all on the track – mostly. Dieter Rencken reports from the paddock.
Paddock Diary: Bahrain Grand Prix day two
2018 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onWhile the teams limbered up on the track, the paddock chatter was all about 2021, as F1’s owners presented its vision for the future.
Paddock Diary: Bahrain Grand Prix day one
2018 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onIn the first of a new series of articles running throughout the race weekend Dieter Rencken brings his insight from the F1 paddock.