What made Red Bull so fast in the Azerbaijan GP after Verstappen’s qualifying issue

Red Bull might consider the FIA’s assessment that it has the strongest power unit as a blessing and a curse, but at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix it was key to its first double Formula 1 podium.
After fixing Max Verstappen’s ill-behaving internal combustion engine after qualifying, an issue that triggered his painful Q3 which left him eighth on the grid, both he and team-mate Isack Hadjar …Keep reading
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Norris apologises to Colapinto over F1 race ban comments

Reigning world champion Lando Norris has apologised to Franco Colapinto for demanding a race ban for the Alpine driver after the collision at Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Colapinto caused a pile-up at the lap 36 restart by locking up into Turn 1 of the slippery Baku street circuit, which eliminated himself, team-mate Pierre Gasly and McLaren’s Norris.
Norris was left furious by the …Keep reading
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Why McLaren was so much slower than Mercedes on Baku’s straights

For all the talk of rivals catching Mercedes, which has held fire on its more significant upgrades until next weekend’s Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, the Brackley team has been able to weather the storm by excelling on some of the most power sensitive circuits like Monza and Baku, vindicating its patience. 
But while Mercedes’ dominant power unit package helps explain its gap to …Keep reading
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