F1 qualifying results: Charles Leclerc takes Azerbaijan GP pole

2023年4月28日

Leclerc will start ahead of the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in Sunday’s race after the one-hour qualifying session on Friday, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc beats Red Bulls for grand prix pole

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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc beats Red Bulls for grand prix pole

2023年4月28日

The Ferrari driver secured his first pole of the year on his final effort of the session, a 1m40.203s, having ratcheted up his pace from a strong opening run in the last part of qualifying to prove unassailable for the two Red Bull drivers.
On their first flying runs of Q3, Verstappen and Leclerc set identical times – both crossing the timing line with a 1m40.445s apiece, with Perez a tenth …Keep reading

WEC: Toyota back on top in FP3 at Spa

2023年4月28日

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Kamui Kobayashi topped the session in this #7 Toyota Gazzoo Racing entry, having set his fastest lap of 2m08.702s on a drying track.

Second in Hypercar was the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R entry driven by Earl Bamber, who lapped 0.7s off Kobayashi’s best.

Third overall was the best of the LMP2 competitors, local outfit Team WRT with its #31 Oreca – Gibson driven by Ferdinand Habsburg.

Hypercar class newcomer, Hertz Team Jota with its brand-new Porsche 963 went third overall and third-fastest in the top class, with Will Stevens setting his best lap of 2:10.434.

Fifth overall was second of the LMP2 cars, Vector Sport’s sole entry in the hands of Gabriel Aubry.

A lap of 2:11.732 gave Filipe Albuquerque third time in the LMP2 class aboard his #22 United Autosports entry.

Local ace Alessio Picariello, in the #60 Iron Lynx Porsche, came out on top in the LMGTE Am class, owing to a 2m28.387s lap.

D’Station Aston Martin placed second in class as Casper Stevenson set 2m29.588s.

Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo placed third-best with Alessio Rovera behind the wheel of the #83 entry.

The qualifying session for the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is due to start at 17:00 local time.

2023 FIA WEC – 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps FP3 results

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Mercedes not considering clean sheet design for 2024 F1 W15 car

2023年4月28日

Allison has just returned to the role of technical director at Mercedes after the German manufacturer swapped Mike Elliott across to take his previous position of chief technology officer.
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How Red Bull has further improved its dominant RB19 F1 car

2023年4月28日

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F1 teams block FIA’s attempt to close sprint race tyre loophole

2023年4月28日

The rule in question relates to tyre usage for the three-part Saturday shootout session that determines the grid for the sprint later in the day.
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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Verstappen pips Leclerc in eventful FP1

2023年4月28日

As the only chance to get prepared for all of the competitive sessions to come this weekend, a big queue formed at the end of the pitlane ahead of the 60-minute session getting underway, headed by Verstappen.
The first time was set by AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries, which established the leading benchmark at 1m49.541s.
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Azerbaijan GP talks “positive” over F1 race deal extension

2023年4月28日

The race, held on a high-speed course around the city of Baku, has been characterised by its action-packed races to become something of a modern classic in F1’s current cast of circuits.
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Sainz: Saturday morning F1 qualifying without practice will be “intense”

2023年4月28日

F1 has tweaked the format for this weekend’s first sprint event of the 2023 season in Baku, with a single free practice session on Friday followed by qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix.
Saturday now features a shorter sprint qualifying ‘shootout’ for the afternoon’s sprint race, meaning drivers will get thrown right into competitive action in the morning without a practice session to warm …Keep reading

McLaren reveals extent of F1 floor and wing changes for Baku

2023年4月28日

The Woking-based squad admitted at the launch of its new MCL60 that it had not hit the performance targets it wanted with its 2023 challenger and was working on a major overhaul.
The result of those efforts has now appeared in Baku, with a raft of tweaks aimed at both improving the car and making it better suited to the low-drag demands of the high-speed street circuit.
According …Keep reading

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