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The F1 2024 Azerbaijan GP saw a 51 lap long fight for the lead between Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc. With Charles putting his car on pole, the odds were looking pretty positive for the Monegasque driver to clinch the win. However, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri put in a mighty drive, managed to challenge the leader…
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In an enthralling Azerbaijan Grand Prix which saw Mclaren’s Oscar Piastri picked up his second race win of the season, there was plenty of drama throughout. But the dramatic moment of the race came on the penultimate lap where Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz collided with Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez as both drivers were in pursuit of the…
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Invicta Racing’s Kush Maini has been dealt double post-race sanctions for causing a huge collision at the start of the F2 Feature Race at the Azerbaijan GP. The Indian driver failed to get off the line at lights-out, sending Oliver Goethe and Josep Maria Martí careering into the back of his car. Martí was catapulted…
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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri emerged victorious at the F1 2024 Azerbaijan GP, fending off the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc who was nipping at his heels for the majority of the race. A dramatic collision in the closing laps between the second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz and Sergio Pérez in the Red Bull saw the race finish…
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Richard Verschoor has won his first feature race of 2024 at the F2 Azerbaijan GP weekend. With just 30 points separating the top three contenders in the F2 Championship, it’s anyone’s game in F2. In case you missed it, here’s what happened in the Azerbaijan Feature Race! Start Chaos: Red Flag Drama At the start,…
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Lewis Hamilton is set to start the 2024 Azerbaijan GP from the pit lane following an engine change. Esteban Ocon will join him in the pits after a troubled start to the weekend for Alpine. The seven-time World Champion qualified in P7 yesterday afternoon, but Mercedes have opted to take a new power unit on…
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Pierre Gasly has been disqualified from the 2024 Azerbaijan GP Quali session after his car was found to breach the technical regulations. Gasly’s Alpine was found to have ‘exceeded the instantaneous fuel mass flow’, and the French outfit were summoned to the Stewards earlier today. It has now been announced that the Number 10 car…
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The Man from Paraguay, Joshua Dürksen, has won his first ever Formula 2 Race in show stopping fashion in the F2 Sprint at the 2024 Azerbaijan GP. Formula 2 delivered yet another unpredictable race in Baku. In case you missed it, here’s the recap of the Azerbaijan Sprint race. Early Action and Big Movers Mansell’s…
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The F2 Qualifying session in at the 2024 Azerbaijan GP weekend ended in disaster for the Campos Racing duo. The French and Spanish drivers sessions came to an abrupt ending. Both drivers locked up and crashed into the barrier at Turn 1, triggering a Red Flag. With just 10 minutes left in the second F2…
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George Russell goes quickest with a 1:42.514 for Mercedes after a disrupted FP3 session at the 2024 Azerbaijan GP. He was followed by Charles Leclerc with a 1:42.527 for Ferrari and Lando Norris with a 1:42.737 for McLaren. Green Light The green light marked the beginning of the final practice session of the weekend at…
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Charles Leclerc recovers from FP1 crash to be fastest in F1 FP2 at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of Perez and Hamilton. Green Light in the Pitlane Max Verstappen was first to head out on track in FP2, with most of the grid following close behind. After Leclerc’s crash earlier in FP1, he immediately…
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Richard Verschoor secures Pole for the second time in his F2 career with a 1:54.857. Kimi Antonelli follows closely behind with a 1:54.874 and Victor Martins lines up third with a 1:55.102. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix marks the final qualifying session of the 2024 Formula 2 season to take place on a street circuit. Enzo…
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F1 takes to the historical streets of Baku for the 2024 Azerbaijan GP.. With a real title fight on our hands, can Red Bull reclaim the top spot? Before the green flag went down for FP1, it’s important to note that Red Bull has brought a floor upgrade to Baku this weekend, eager to inch…
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As the gap to Red Bull closes, McLaren are determined to bring Lando closer to championship leader Max Verstappen. With Norris at a points advantage from Piastri, it is detrimental that the team maximise their points opportunity; unfortunately, this has been at the expense of their second driver. In recent races, the McLaren team have…
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Round 12 of Formula 2 kicked off under challenging conditions as the drivers took on the Baku street circuit for Free Practice 1. Enzo Fittipaldi led the field with a fastest lap of 1:58.244. He was followed closely by Kush Maini with a time of 1:58.896, and rookie Kimi Antonelli rounded out the top three…
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Red Bull Junior Arvid Lindblad becomes the second confirmed driver for the 2025 season of Formula 2. The British 17-year-old has been confirmed to race for Campos Racing in the 2025 season of Formula 2. Lindblad becomes the second driver to be confirmed for 2025. With championship winner Leonardo Fornaroli being announced last week as…
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Prema Indycar have announced that they will be using numbers #83 and #90 in their debut NTT Indycar Series Championship campaign, beginning in 2025. Current Team Principal of Prema, Angelo Rosin, founded the organisation in 1983 alongside Giorgio Piccolo. The number of car #83 was chosen for this tie to their heritage. Prema decided to…
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“You might do everything you can and be good enough, but still not get the opportunity.” Chasing Opportunities The prevalence of opportunities in Formula 1 have been particularly prominent as we enter the second half of the 2024 season. Franco Colapinto recently graduated to Formula 1 from Formula 2, replacing Logan Sargeant at Williams Racing…
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ART Grand Prix has announced that Luke Browning will race for the team in FIA F2 until the end of the season. This news comes after fellow Williams Academy Driver Zak O’Sullivan revealed that he could not continue the F2 season with ART GP due to a lack of funding. Williams Academy Driver Luke Browning…