No room for Alonso at Red Bull – Horner
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In the round-up: No room at Red Bull for Alonso – Horner • Yellow flags and tyres frustrate Hamilton • Perez wants kerb changes
In the round-up: No room at Red Bull for Alonso – Horner • Yellow flags and tyres frustrate Hamilton • Perez wants kerb changes
Red Bull seem to be genuine contenders this weekend. But after two unusually disrupted practice sessions we should be wary of taking their pace at face value.
It was another unhappy Friday practice for Romain Grosjean, who ended the day slowest at the Baku City Circuit. Here’s the team radio highlights.
Max Verstappen said Friday practice in Baku was his best of the season so far despite crashing on his final lap in the second session.
Fernando Alonso’s stoppage during today’s second practice session was caused by a gearbox failure, not an engine problem, McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has confirmed.
Red Bull headed both Friday practice sessions but are they quick enough to challenge for victory? Enter your 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix predictions.
Max Verstappen was the fastest driver around the Baku City Circuit again in second practice. But he ended the session in the wall.
Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne will both take 15-place grid penalties for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix due to power unit component changes.
Red Bull headed first practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a sessions which was disrupted by a heavy crash for Sergio Perez.
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Sauber drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Marcus Ericsson expressed their surprise at the sudden departure of team principal Monisha Kaltenborn, which was announced yesterday
Fernando Alonso admits he is unlikely to return to the Indianapolis 500 next year as the race clashes with the Monaco Grand Prix on the 2018 F1 calendar
Drivers who are about to be lapped by the leaders will be given blue flag warnings 20% earlier than before in a rules tweak introduced this weekend.
A low-scoring round for the top players in the Predictions Championship means the points situation has closed up following the Canadian Grand Prix.
Romain Grosjean believes he’s “in a good position” to join Ferrari in 2018 if Kimi Raikkonen is dropped by the team.
Valtteri Bottas says he has not spoken to any other teams about joining them in 2018 despite not having a contract to drive for Mercedes next year.
Kimi Raikkonen confirmed he will support his team mate Sebastian Vettel’s championship bid if he becomes mathematically incapable of winning the title.
A second DRS detection point has been added to the Baku City Circuit for the second race on the Azerbaijan street track this weekend.
Formula One will use the softest available tyres for its race at Spa-Francorchamps, one of the quickest tracks on the calendar.
There’s little change in the weather forecast for the second Formula One race in Azerbaijan’s capital city Baku this weekend.