日: 2025年9月20日

“We didn’t have the right tyre on at the end.”
That was a downcast Lewis Hamilton’s assessment of why he was eliminated from qualifying for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The reasons for him being on the wrong tyre are mysterious.
For this weekend, Pirelli has brought tyre compounds a step softer than last year, including the new C6 it introduced in Imola. But, given the small …Keep reading

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has taken a dramatic pole position for Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a chaotic qualifying in Baku, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Liam Lawson.
Sainz looked set for pole after being one of the only drivers to get a dry lap in during Q3 session affected by crashes and rain, but in the dying seconds Verstappen denied the Williams driver a shock …Keep reading

Perception is all in Formula 1 and Max Verstappen has been very careful to distance himself from the political shenanigans which have threatened to tear the Red Bull enterprise apart over the past 18 months.
In public he has kept any criticism focused on the car itself: both the RB20 (post-Miami 2024) and RB21 have been lamentably inconsistent, and difficult to drive. The spinning in the …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton put his Azerbaijan Grand Prix FP2 headline result down to changes in his braking set-up, as he feels that Ferrari’s progress over 2025’s Formula 1 season is starting to become apparent.
While Leclerc was leading the times in FP2 ahead of the final flurry of higher-fuel long runs, Hamilton benefitted from his team-mate’s assistance with a tow to move to the top of the order on his …Keep reading

The rare FIA U-turn on Carlos Sainz’s penalty in Zandvoort’s Dutch Grand Prix has been applauded by several Formula 1 team principals as it reignited discussion around the series’ right of review procedure.
Sainz was handed a 10-second penalty and two penalty points on his licence for his share in a collision with Liam Lawson in Zandvoort’s Turn 1, with Sainz trying to overtake the Racing Bulls …Keep reading