The street circuit at Baku was already renowned for its tricky corners and unforgiving walls, and today's qualifying confirmed it yet again. After an incident-filled... read more »

Charles Leclerc claimed a surprise second straight F1 2021 pole position at the Azerbaijan GP as the Ferrari driver outshone title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in a... read more »

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc made it back-to-back pole positions during an eventful qualifying session for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which featured four red... read more »

Charles Leclerc secured back-to-back pole positions as a dramatic qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was red-flagged a record-equalling four times. read more »

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Lance Stroll was left frustrated after crashing out of the opening qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and blamed his mistake on an unexpected tailwind. read more »

F1's flexi-wing squabbling was ramped up another notch before Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying as Toto Wolff hit back at Christian Horner. read more »

Max Verstappen will not ask Red Bull to line up team-mate Sergio Perez to provide a tow during qualifying for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, even though the... read more »

Max Verstappen suffered a setback ahead of qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after crashing out in final practice in Baku. read more »

Mercedes slumped to its worst result of the season in Monaco two weeks ago as Lewis Hamilton could only finish seventh, while team-mate Valtteri Bottas retired due to a wheel... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is expecting his team to endure "one of the most difficult" qualifying sessions he has experienced in today's Azerbaijan Grand... read more »

While Friday came and went without any official protests lodged, qualifying day in Baku could provide the latest chapter in the rear wing saga. read more »

As Andrew Shovlin admits to the team's "worst Friday by some margin", Mercedes fears woeful single-lap pace will cost it dearly in qualifying. read more »

Fernando Alonso sees plenty of "potential" in the Alpine A521 which he will look to unlock overnight before qualifying for the Azerbaijan GP. read more »

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff admits he is expecting his team to endure a "very, very difficult" qualifying session in Baku on Saturday. The reigning world... read more »

Ferrari took a surprise upswing in performance over the Monaco race weekend as the team's SF21 car excelled on the slow-speed layout, allowing Charles Leclerc to score... read more »

On a strong day for Red Bull, Perez edged team-mate Verstappen in FP2 after the new F1 world championship leader had been fastest in the morning session at the Baku City... read more »

Perez joined Red Bull for 2021 after his exit from Racing Point, and anticipated it would take him around four or five races to get up to speed with the team's car.A... read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi has introduced a rule to stop drivers going "unnecessarily slowly" during qualifying in Baku. read more »

Other than track limits, the FIA is targeting the practice of driving unnecessarily slowly during qualifying in order to create a gap to the car ahead. read more »

The new directive, issued by Masi in the second version of notes that he gave to the teams today, specified the last section of the lap that runs from Turns 17-20 and on to the... read more »

Ferrari spent the first four races of the season largely battling McLaren to lead the F1 midfield, but enjoyed a surprising upswing in form around the low-speed Monaco... read more »

FIA race director Michael Masi has warned drivers about creating a gap in practice and qualifying after the de facto final corner to avoid an unnecessary incident. read more »

Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur has urged Kimi Raikkonen to improve his qualifying performances in a bid to boost his chances of scoring points. read more »

Sergio Perez is confident his Red Bull struggles will be over if he can find a level of consistency that has so far eluded him in qualifying. read more »