Vergne rises above Paris controversies for home win
Formula E
Jean-Eric Vergne won his home Eprix in Paris with a flawless drive, leading all but one lap and keeping out of controversy that dogged the fight behind him.
Jean-Eric Vergne won his home Eprix in Paris with a flawless drive, leading all but one lap and keeping out of controversy that dogged the fight behind him.
Pierre Gasly said he was convinced he was going to crash in his near-miss with team mate Brendon Hartley during qualifying.
Kimi Raikkonen said the error which potentially cost him pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a “painful” mistake.
Mercedes dominated qualifying in the first two races at the Baku City Circuit but have taken a big step backwards in 2018.
Pictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the third race in a row after team mate Kimi Raikkonen missed out on a chance to beat him again in Q3.
Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton will share the front row of the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Nico Hulkenberg will be demoted five places on the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix following a gearbox change on his Renault.
Formula E championship leader Jean-Eric Vergne took pole position for his home Eprix, dominating on the streets of Paris and setting a new lap record.
Sebastian Vettel set the quickest time in third practice but a crash by Sergey Sirotkin disrupted the final minutes of running before today’s qualifying session.
Alexander Albon won the F2 feature race in Azerbaijan from pole position. If that made his victory sound straightforward, in reality it was anything but.
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Red Bull led Friday practice but Ferrari and Mercedes should lead the fight for pole position. But high winds could add to the qualifying drama.
The FIA and Liberty Media were “fooled” into increasing F1’s fuel limit for next year, according to one of Mercedes’ engine customers.
Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes have fallen even further behind Red Bull and Ferrari at the end of day one in Baku.
Fernando Alonso said he’s pleased to see Jenson Button will race in the WEC this year and expects his SMP Racing team will be competitive.
Bringing back refuelling would add little to the spectacle of F1 according to senior technical figures from two of the sport’s leading teams.
Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull will have a “very strong” car for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix but is wary of their rivals’ potential in qualifying.
Daniel Ricciardo narrowly beat Kimi Raikkonen to the fastest time in the second practice session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.