Formula 1 Season 2024

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Norris heads McLaren front row lock-out despite “s*** lap”, Verstappen seventh
Lando Norris will start from pole position for the second consecutive Sunday after beating team mate Oscar Piastri to the fastest time in Monza.

Italian GP
Qualifying Session
Pos No. Driver            Team                  Model   Time      Gap
 1   4  Lando Norris      McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   1:19.327s  -
 2  81  Oscar Piastri     McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   1:19.436s 0.109s
 3  63  George Russell    Mercedes              W15     1:19.440s 0.113s
 4  16  Charles Leclerc   Ferrari               SF-24   1:19.461s 0.134s
 5  55  Carlos Sainz Jnr  Ferrari               SF-24   1:19.467s 0.140s
 6  44  Lewis Hamilton    Mercedes              W15     1:19.513s 0.186s
 7   1  Max Verstappen    Red Bull-Honda        RB20    1:20.022s 0.695s
 8  11  Sergio Perez      Red Bull-Honda        RB20    1:20.062s 0.735s
 9  23  Alexander Albon   Williams-Mercedes     FW46    1:20.299s 0.972s
10  27  Nico Hulkenberg   Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   1:20.339s 1.012s
11  14  Fernando Alonso   Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   1:20.421s 0.780s
12   3  Daniel Ricciardo  RB-Honda              VCARB01 1:20.479s 0.838s
13  20  Kevin Magnussen   Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   1:20.698s 1.057s
14  10  Pierre Gasly      Alpine-Renault        A524    1:20.738s 1.097s
15  31  Esteban Ocon      Alpine-Renault        A524    1:20.766s 1.125s
16  22  Yuki Tsunoda      RB-Honda              VCARB01 1:20.945s 1.034s
17  18  Lance Stroll      Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   1:21.013s 1.102s
18  43  Franco Colapinto  Williams-Mercedes     FW46    1:21.061s 1.150s
19  77  Valtteri Bottas   Sauber-Ferrari        C44     1:21.101s 1.190s
20  24  Zhou Guanyu       Sauber-Ferrari        C44     1:21.445s 1.534s

Norris “not expecting a very easy race” despite second consecutive pole
Lando Norris insists he will not have an easy Italian Grand Prix on Sunday despite securing his second consecutive pole since the summer break.

Red Bull must fix car problems “quickly” after poor Monza qualifying – Horner
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says his team must urgently find answers to their surprisingly poor performance in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.

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“The team deserve better, maybe they’ll get that with Kimi” – Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton said he was “absolutely furious” with himself after qualifying sixth for the Italian Grand Prix.

Verstappen thought balance problem was “under control” before Q3
Max Verstappen said he thought Red Bull had got on top of the balance problem with their car in qualifying before slumping to seventh on the grid.

McLaren fined €10,000 for unsafe release in qualifying, Perez and Stroll cleared
The Italian Grand Prix stewards have handed McLaren an increased fine after the team released Oscar Piastri from the garage in front of Max Verstappen in qualifying.

Norris ‘not concerned’ about making another poor start from pole
Lando Norris says he isn’t concerned about his start in today’s Italian Grand Prix despite never having kept his lead from pole position.

Mercedes understand Zandvoort set-up error after Monza rebound – Russell
Mercedes understand where they went wrong with their car’s set-up last weekend, says George Russell, after the team’s better showing in qualifying yesterday.

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Leclerc grabs home win for Ferrari with superior strategy at Monza
Charles Leclerc won the Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari after successfully executing a one-stop strategy to take his second victory of the season.

Italian GP
Race Results
Pos No. Driver            Team                  Model  Laps  Time         Gap     Pts
 1  16  Charles Leclerc   Ferrari               SF-24   53   1:14:40.727s  -       25
 2  81  Oscar Piastri     McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   53   1:14:43.391s  2.664s  18
 3   4  Lando Norris      McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   53   1:14:46.880s  6.153s  16
 4  55  Carlos Sainz      Ferrari               SF-24   53   1:14:56.348s 15.621s  12
 5  44  Lewis Hamilton    Mercedes              W15     53   1:15:03.547s 22.820s  10
 6   1  Max Verstappen    Red Bull-Honda        RB20    53   1:15:18.659s 37.932s   8
 7  63  George Russell    Mercedes              W15     53   1:15:20.442s 39.715s   6
 8  11  Sergio Perez      Red Bull-Honda        RB20    53   1:15:34.875s 54.148s   4
 9  23  Alex Albon        Williams-Mercedes     FW46    53   1:15:48.183s 67.456s   2
10  20  Kevin Magnussen   Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   53   1:15:49.029s 68.302s   1
11  14  Fernando Alonso   Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   53   1:15:49.222s 68.495s
12  43  Franco Colapinto  Williams-Mercedes     FW46    53   1:16:02.035s 81.308s
13   3  Daniel Ricciardo  RB-Honda              VCARB01 53   1:16:14.179s 93.452s
14  31  Esteban Ocon      Alpine-Renault        A524    52    1 lap
15  10  Pierre Gasly      Alpine-Renault        A524    52    1 lap
16  77  Valtteri Bottas   Sauber-Ferrari        C44     52    1 lap
17  27  Nico Hulkenberg   Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   52    1 lap
18  24  Zhou Guanyu       Sauber-Ferrari        C44     52    1 lap
19  18  Lance Stroll      Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   52    1 lap
dnf 22  Yuki Tsunoda      RB-Honda              VCARB01  7   46 laps
Fastest Lap: Lando Norris 1:21.432s

Here is the World Standings after the Italian GP:

World Championships Standings
Driver Standings
Pos Driver               Pts
 1  Max Verstappen       303
 2  Lando Norris         241
 3  Charles Leclerc      217
 4  Oscar Piastri        197
 5  Carlos Sainz Jnr     184
 6  Lewis Hamilton       164
 7  Sergio Perez         143
 8  George Russell       128
 9  Fernando Alonso       50
10  Lance Stroll          23
11  Nico Hulkenberg       22
12  Yuki Tsunoda          22
13  Daniel Ricciardo      12
14  Pierre Gasly           8
15  Oliver Bearman         6
16  Kevin Magnussen        6
17  Alexander Albon        6
18  Esteban Ocon           5
19  Zhou Guanyu            0
20  Logan Sargeant         0
21  Franco Colapinto       0
22  Valtteri Bottas        0
Constructor Standings
Pos Team            Pts
 1  Red Bull        446
 2  McLaren         438
 3  Ferrari         407
 4  Mercedes        292
 5  Aston Martin     73
 6  RB               34
 7  Haas             28
 8  Alpine           13
 9  Williams          6
10  Sauber            0

Magnussen facing automatic ban after reaching 12 penalty points
Kevin Magnussen faces being banned from the next round of the world championship after incurring 12 penalty points on his racing licence.

Leclerc thrilled to win “the two most important races of the season”
Charles Leclerc says he has won the two most important races to him this season as he took victory in the Italian Grand Prix.

Magnussen says F1 stewards “don’t want racing” as Haas confirm his race ban
Kevin Magnussen criticised the stewards’ decision to penalise him for his collision with Pierre Gasly during the Italian Grand Prix, which led to him being banned for a race.

McLaren explains cryptic “papaya rules” radio messages to Norris
McLaren have explained what they meant by their repeated references to “papaya rules” in their radio messages to Lando Norris during the Italian Grand Prix.

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Verstappen: Red Bull need to “change the whole car” before next race
Max Verstappen says Red Bull need to completely overhaul their car before the next round of the championship in Bahrain.

Norris says his Italian GP performance was ‘just not good enough’ at times
Lando Norris described his performance in the Italian Grand Prix as “pretty crappy” after he fell from pole position to finish third.

Norris admits he ‘paid the price for being too cautious’ with Piastri
Lando Norris said he should have fought his team mate Oscar Piastri harder when he lost the lead to him on the first lap of the Italian Grand Prix.

Ferrari won’t repeat slump which followed Monaco win – Leclerc
Charles Leclerc is confident his second victory of the season won’t be followed by another immediate downturn in performance by Ferrari, as his Monaco win was.

Does Magnussen deserve his one-race ban?
Kevin Magnussen will not be on the grid for the next round of the world championship after picking up five penalties in the space of 15 rounds.

Verstappen now has same problems I’ve had for most of season – Perez
Sergio Perez believes the problems Max Verstappen is struggling with in his Red Bull are the same ones he encountered many races earlier.

Piastri’s pursuit of Leclerc delayed by Stroll “driving like it was his first go-kart race”
Oscar Piastri was unimpressed with Lance Stroll’s driving when he lapped him during the Italian Grand Prix.

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Norris “would love” number one status but won’t “beg someone to let me pass”
Lando Norris said he won’t “beg” for number one status at McLaren, but admitted he would prefer to have it.

FIA not changing front wing rules after Red Bull’s comments on rivals
The FIA says it has no plans to change its rules on front wings Formula 1 after Red Bull voiced doubts over the legality of its rivals’ designs.

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F1 adds first support races to Las Vegas Grand Prix schedule
Formula 1 will not race alone this year at either of the two world championship rounds which offered no support events in 2023.

Ferrari move Serra to chassis technical director role previously held by Cardile
Ferrari have announced Loic Serra will become the team’s technical director for chassis when he begins work for the team next month.

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I think finally Ferrari Strategists have started to focus on races rather than the flavors of Pizzas & Pastas after the race

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Bearman to make second F1 start at Baku in place of banned Magnussen
Haas has confirmed Oliver Bearman will step in for the suspended Kevin Magnussen for the next Formula 1 round in Azerbaijan.

All teams support plan for post-season rookie drivers’ race – Wolff
All Formula 1 teams are supporting a plan to arrange a post-season race for rookie drivers in Abu Dhabi, says Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.

“Never had so much pain in a car”: How Colapinto impressed Williams on his debut
For the second time in 2024, Formula 1 saw a driver make their grand prix debut last weekend in Monza.

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Yes, Finally!

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It would be interesting to see if Bearman can win some points with Haas.

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Wolff “fully conscious” of pressure Mercedes is placing on rookie Antonelli
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says his team understands the pressure it is putting its 2025 rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli under.

Red Bull turn Vettel’s title-winning 2012 car into an RB for Lindblad showrun
The Red Bull RB8 which carried Sebastian Vettel to his third world championship title has reappeared since then in many of Red Bull’s different liveries.

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Official: Aston Martin wins race to sign Newey for 2025
Aston Martin has pulled off a massive coup by securing the services of Formula 1’s most highly-rated designer, Adrian Newey.

How a unique offer persuaded Newey to choose Aston Martin over Ferrari
Aston Martin’s announcement today that Adrian Newey will take charge of their Formula 1 car design project next year is the culmination of a three-year-long pursuit by CEO Lawrence Stroll.

From “arch enemies” to team mates: Newey is Alonso’s best chance yet to win third title
It’s Saturday at Buddh International Circuit in late October 2012 and Fernando Alonso is despondent.

Here is the Timing Schedule for this weekend's Azerbaijan GP:

Azerbaijan GP
Friday
Practice Session 1   13:30 To 14:30
Practice Session 2   18:00 To 19:00

Saturday
Practice Session 3   14:30 To 15:30
Qualifying Session   17:00 To 18:00

Sunday
Race                 16:00 To 18:00

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Antonelli faces a ‘steeper learning curve than most of us had’ – Norris
Andrea Kimi Antonelli faces a tougher start to life in Formula 1 than most drivers, says Lando Norris.

Red Bull and Alpine’s engine suppliers committed “procedural breach” of cost cap
Two Formula 1 engine suppliers committed “procedural breaches” of the new financial regulations governing power units, the FIA has announced.

O’Ward handed home F1 practice run after slating IndyCar’s failure to add Mexican round
McLaren IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward will drive in front of his home crowd in a Formula 1 car for the first time at this year’s Mexican Grand Prix.

Sky’s ‘nationalistic’ F1 coverage caused ‘demonisation’ of Verstappen – Newey
Red Bull’s departing chief technical officer Adrian Newey said Sky’s British-centric coverage of Formula 1 led to “demonisation” of the team’s two world championship-winning drivers.

How far did Newey’s decision to “step back” at Red Bull coincide with their slump?
Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko is adamant their recent slump in form is not linked to Adrian Newey’s decision to leave the team.

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FIA extends DRS zone for the second race in a row to aid passing in F1
The FIA has made a significant extension to a DRS zone for the second race in a row as overtaking remains difficult for Formula 1 drivers.

Piastri: McLaren team orders don’t say I always have to let Norris past
Oscar Piastri confirmed McLaren have changed how they will prioritise their drivers over the remaining rounds of the championship.

Bottas confident he will “most likely” stay in F1 next season
Valtteri Bottas says he will “most likely” be in Formula 1 next season despite not having announced a deal to remain on the grid beyond this year.

New wind tunnel plus Newey will be “game-changer” for Aston Martin – Alonso
Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin’s new wind tunnel will amplify the benefit of signing star designer Adrian Newey.

Working with Newey ‘would have been nice but it’s just one person’ – Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton downplayed his disappointment at Adrian Newey’s decision not to join him at Ferrari next year.

McLaren will ‘bias support to Norris’ in championship fight with Verstappen
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says Lando Norris will receive priority over his team mate as he tries to win the world championship.

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McLaren ‘probably the best team in F1 at the minute’ thanks to Stella – Norris
Lando Norris says McLaren team principal Andrea Stella deserves credit for bringing the team to the front of the field in Formula 1.

Jeddah and Baku are a “tough draw” for my first two F1 races – Bearman
Oliver Bearman says he would not have picked Jeddah and Baku for the circuits on which to make his first two grand prix starts were it up to him.

Unfamiliar calendar slot but familiar conditions for Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Despite being held at a later time of the year than ever before, typically warm and dry conditions are expected for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Verstappen quickest as Leclerc and Colapinto crash out of first practice
Max Verstappen was quickest by three tenths of a second from Lewis Hamilton in a disrupted opening practice session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Azerbaijan GP
Practice Session 1
Pos No. Driver            Team                  Model   Time      Gap
 1   1  Max Verstappen    Red Bull-Honda        RB20    1:45.546s  -
 2  44  Lewis Hamilton    Mercedes              W15     1:45.859s 0.313s
 3  11  Sergio Perez      Red Bull-Honda        RB20    1:45.922s 0.376s
 4   4  Lando Norris      McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   1:46.027s 0.481s
 5  55  Carlos Sainz      Ferrari               SF-24   1:46.173s 0.627s
 6  81  Oscar Piastri     McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   1:46.282s 0.736s
 7  14  Fernando Alonso   Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   1:46.452s 0.906s
 8  63  George Russell    Mercedes              W15     1:46.515s 0.970s
 9  16  Charles Leclerc   Ferrari               SF-24   1:46.608s 1.062s
10   3  Daniel Ricciardo  RB-Honda              VCARB01 1:46.687s 1.141s
11  50  Oliver Bearman    Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   1:46.973s 1.427s
12  27  Nico Hulkenberg   Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   1:47.135s 1.589s
13  18  Lance Stroll      Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   1:47.184s 1.638s
14  77  Valtteri Bottas   Sauber-Ferrari        C45     1:47.640s 2.094s
15  22  Yuki Tsunoda      RB-Honda              VCARB01 1:47.708s 2.162s
16  43  Franco Colapinto  Williams-Mercedes     FW46    1:47.901s 2.355s
17  23  Alexander Albon   Williams-Mercedes     FW46    1:47.955s 2.409s
18  10  Pierre Gasly      Alpine-Renault        A524    1:48.712s 3.166s
19  24  Zhou Guanyu       Sauber-Ferrari        C45     1:49.052s 3.506s
20  31  Esteban Ocon      Alpine-Renault        A524      -        -

Colapinto says new seat is “perfect” after painful debut race at Monza
Franco Colapinto says Williams have fixed the problems with his seat which gave him pain throughout his first race for the team two weeks ago.

F1 teams back 10-car non-championship sprint race for rookies at end of season
Plans for a post-season sprint race for rookies are moving closer to becoming a reality, Formula 1 team bosses say.

Aston Martin’s Newey presentation “premature” while he’s under contract – Horner
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said Aston Martin were “slightly premature” in arranging a major event to announce Adrian Newey as their new chief designer.

Leclerc recovers from earlier crash to lead second practice by 0.006s
Charles Leclerc rebounded from his crash in first practice to set the fastest time in the second session in Baku, just ahead of Sergio Perez.

Azerbaijan GP
Practice Session 2
Pos No. Driver            Team                  Model   Time       Gap
 1  16  Charles Leclerc   Ferrari               SF-24   1:43.484s   - 
 2  11  Sergio Perez      Red Bull-Honda        RB20    1:43.490s  0.006s
 3  44  Lewis Hamilton    Mercedes              W15     1:43.550s  0.066s
 4  55  Carlos Sainz Jnr  Ferrari               SF-24   1:43.950s  0.466s
 5  81  Oscar Piastri     McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   1:43.983s  0.499s
 6   1  Max Verstappen    Red Bull-Honda        RB20    1:44.029s  0.545s
 7  18  Lance Stroll      Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   1:44.093s  0.609s
 8  27  Nico Hulkenberg   Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   1:44.475s  0.991s
 9  63  George Russell    Mercedes              W15     1:44.536s  1.052s
10  50  Oliver Bearman    Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   1:44.547s  1.063s
11  22  Yuki Tsunoda      RB-Honda              VCARB01 1:44.645s  1.161s
12  14  Fernando Alonso   Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   1:44.683s  1.199s
13  23  Alexander Albon   Williams-Mercedes     FW46    1:44.737s  1.253s
14  43  Franco Colapinto  Williams-Mercedes     FW46    1:44.749s  1.265s
15  77  Valtteri Bottas   Sauber-Ferrari        C44     1:44.785s  1.301s
16   3  Daniel Ricciardo  RB-Honda              VCARB01 1:45.056s  1.572s
17   4  Lando Norris      McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   1:45.156s  1.672s
18  10  Pierre Gasly      Alpine-Renault        A524    1:45.391s  1.907s
19  31  Esteban Ocon      Alpine-Renault        A524    1:45.810s  2.326s
20  24  Zhou Guanyu       Sauber-Ferrari        C44     1:45.947s  2.463s

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Verstappen encouraged by “more competitive” Red Bull performance in Baku
Max Verstappen believes Red Bull have made progress with their car following their performance in Friday practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Hamilton pleased by Mercedes’ performance after switching back to old floor
Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes had “a really good day” in practice after the team abandoned its latest floor upgrade.

Baku shows it’s wrong to say McLaren are “the best everywhere” – Norris
Lando Norris said he’s struggling to get comfortable around the Baku City Circuit after the first day of practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Gasly explains “not very pleasant” incident with Norris
Pierre Gasly said he suffered a problem with his car at the “worst possible time” when he inadvertently held Lando Norris up during practice today.

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Second practice problem “nothing to do” with first practice crash – Leclerc
Charles Leclerc insisted the problem which forced him to stop running during second practice was not related to his crash in the earlier session.

Haas pair criticise penalty which led to Magnussen’s ban
Kevin Magnussen’s team mate and substitute said he didn’t deserve a ban as a result of the incident he was involved in at Monza.

Russell pips Leclerc in final practice as Bearman’s session ends in barriers
George Russell put Mercedes at the top of the times for the final practice session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, just ahead of Charles Leclerc.

Azerbaijan GP
Practice Session 3
Pos No. Driver            Team                  Model   Time       Gap
 1  63  George Russell    Mercedes              W15     1:42.514s   -
 2  16  Charles Leclerc   Ferrari               SF-24   1:42.527s  0.013s
 3   4  Lando Norris      McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   1:42.737s  0.223s
 4  81  Oscar Piastri     McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   1:42.749s  0.235s
 5   1  Max Verstappen    Red Bull-Honda        RB20    1:42.862s  0.348s
 6  55  Carlos Sainz Jnr  Ferrari               SF-24   1:42.968s  0.454s
 7  11  Sergio Perez      Red Bull-Honda        RB20    1:43.024s  0.510s
 8  23  Alexander Albon   Williams-Mercedes     FW46    1:43.194s  0.680s
 9  43  Franco Colapinto  Williams-Mercedes     FW46    1:43.238s  0.724s
10  44  Lewis Hamilton    Mercedes              W15     1:43.301s  0.787s
11  14  Fernando Alonso   Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   1:43.474s  0.960s
12  22  Yuki Tsunoda      RB-Honda              VCARB01 1:43.503s  0.989s
13  18  Lance Stroll      Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   1:43.571s  1.057s
14   3  Daniel Ricciardo  RB-Honda              VCARB01 1:43.870s  1.356s
15  10  Pierre Gasly      Alpine-Renault        A524    1:43.876s  1.362s
16  27  Nico Hulkenberg   Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   1:44.164s  1.650s
17  77  Valtteri Bottas   Sauber-Ferrari        C44     1:44.187s  1.673s
18  24  Zhou Guanyu       Sauber-Ferrari        C44     1:44.869s  2.355s
19  31  Esteban Ocon      Alpine-Renault        A524    No time	
20  50  Oliver Bearman    Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   No time

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Leclerc claims fourth Baku pole in a row as Q1 drama leaves Norris 17th
Charles Leclerc will start on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after beating Oscar Piastri by three tenths of a second in Q3.

Azerbaijan GP
Qualifying Session
Pos No. Driver            Team                  Model   Time       Gap
 1  16  Charles Leclerc   Ferrari               SF-24   1:41.365s   -
 2  81  Oscar Piastri     McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   1:41.686s  0.321s
 3  55  Carlos Sainz Jnr  Ferrari               SF-24   1:41.805s  0.440s
 4  11  Sergio Perez      Red Bull-Honda        RB20    1:41.813s  0.448s
 5  63  George Russell    Mercedes              W15     1:41.874s  0.509s
 6   1  Max Verstappen    Red Bull-Honda        RB20    1:42.023s  0.658s
 7  44  Lewis Hamilton    Mercedes              W15     1:42.289s  0.924s
 8  14  Fernando Alonso   Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   1:42.369s  1.004s
 9  43  Franco Colapinto  Williams-Mercedes     FW46    1:42.530s  1.165s
10  23  Alexander Albon   Williams-Mercedes     FW46    1:42.859s  1.494s
11  50  Oliver Bearman    Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   1:42.968s  0.926s
12  22  Yuki Tsunoda      RB-Honda              VCARB01 1:43.035s  0.993s
13  10  Pierre Gasly      Alpine-Renault        A524    1:43.179s  1.137s
14  27  Nico Hulkenberg   Haas-Ferrari          VF-24   1:43.191s  1.149s
15  18  Lance Stroll      Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24   1:43.404s  1.362s
16   3  Daniel Ricciardo  RB-Honda              VCARB01 1:43.547s  0.772s
17   4  Lando Norris      McLaren-Mercedes      MCL38   1:43.609s  0.834s
18  77  Valtteri Bottas   Sauber-Ferrari        C44     1:43.618s  0.843s
19  24  Zhou Guanyu       Sauber-Ferrari        C44     1:44.246s  1.471s
20  31  Esteban Ocon      Alpine-Renault        A524    1:44.504s  1.729s

Red Bull drivers say car’s “nasty characteristic” has improved – Horner
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says his drivers are reporting their car handles better in Baku than it did in Monza.

Ocon explains his crash which led to Norris’ elimination in Q1
Esteban Ocon failed to progress beyond Q1 when he damaged his car by hitting a barrier on his final flying lap.

Norris doubts he can recover from 17th: “Overtaking is worse than everyone thinks”
Lando Norris says he has little chance of scoring significant points in tomorrow’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix after qualifying only 17th for the race.

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Why McLaren were “puzzled” by the yellow flag that ruined Norris’s qualifying
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says his team asked the FIA for an explanation for the yellow flag that ruined Lando Norris’ qualifying session.

Russell’s starting position at risk due to investigation over yellow flag infringement
George Russell is at risk of collecting a penalty as the stewards are investigating whether he failed to slow sufficiently for yellow flags during today’s qualifying session.

Verstappen admits set-up changes ‘made the car worse’ in qualifying
Max Verstappen regretted the balance changes he made to his Red Bull before qualifying as they left him with an ill-handling car.

Gasly disqualified and set to start race from back of grid
Pierre Gasly has been disqualified from the results of today’s qualifying session after his car was found in breach of the technical regulations.

Williams fined €5,000 for engine cooler blunder on Albon’s car in qualifying
Williams have been fined €5,000 (£4,200) for sending Alexander Albon’s car onto the track with an airbox cooler attached to it during qualifying.

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Perez disappointed with qualifying effort despite finally beating Verstappen
Sergio Perez believes a front row start was within his grasp after qualifying fourth on the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Fourth Baku pole not as special as “unexpected” 2021 triumph – Leclerc
Charles Leclerc may have been thrilled with his fourth consecutive pole position in Baku, but he says his first was undoubtedly more special.

Leclerc’s best track is “one of the worst ones for me”, Sainz admits
Carlos Sainz Jnr admitted the Baku City Circuit is one of his weakest tracks after his team mate beat him to pole position at the circuit for the fourth year in a row.

Russell reprimanded for yellow flag infringement in qualifying
George Russell has avoided a grid penalty for failing to slow sufficiently for yellow flags in qualifying.

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Hamilton to start from pits after power unit change
Lewis Hamilton will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pit lane as Mercedes have chosen to replace his power unit ahead of today’s race.