Ocon set for Azerbaijan GP qualifying disqualification after failing rear wing flex test

"You can start dancing to see if it rains a bit harder, no?"Carlos Sainz sat within his car, confined to the garage, as he watched the sprinkling of rain sweep almost horizontally across the Baku City Circuit. The gusting winds carried the tiny drops with some force but, although it had a slight film of dampness across the circuit, Sainz hoped for a deal with the rain gods to parlay for a ...Keep reading

British Touring Car Championship up-and-comer Daryl DeLeon pipped veteran three-time champion Gordon Shedden to pole position in a thrilling qualifying at Silverstone.Intermittent rain turned to steady drizzle for the final shootout and it was DeLeon, who was just nine months old when Shedden claimed his first BTCC race win, who prevailed by 0.038 seconds after all six cars were switched from ...Keep reading

It took almost two hours to decide the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to the six red flags that contributed to a stop-start qualifying. While the Baku City Circuit is known for its ravenous walls, the greater quantity of spills largely demonstrated the difficulty of the conditions.Those six red flags produced a new qualifying record, beating the five seen in last year's qualifying ...Keep reading

It took almost two hours to decide the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to the six red flags that contributed to a stop-start qualifying. While the Baku City Circuit is known for its ravenous walls, the greater quantity of spills largely demonstrated the difficulty of the conditions.Those six red flags produced a new qualifying record, beating the five seen in last year's qualifying ...Keep reading

It took almost two hours to decide the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, thanks to the six red flags that contributed to a stop-start qualifying. While the Baku City Circuit is known for its ravenous walls, the greater quantity of spills largely demonstrated the difficulty of the conditions.Those six red flags produced a new qualifying record, beating the five seen in last year's qualifying ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon looks set to be thrown out of Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying after the rear wing of his Haas didn't pass the FIA's deflection tests.After a chaotic qualifying session in the streets of Baku, Ocon's rear wing was found to deflect more than the allowed tolerance of 0.5mm, with the FIA's technical delegate Jo Bauer referring the matter to the stewards. It is likely to ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon has been thrown out of Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying after the rear wing of his Haas didn't pass the FIA's deflection tests.After a chaotic qualifying session in the streets of Baku, Ocon's rear wing was found to deflect more than the allowed tolerance of 0.5mm, with the FIA's technical delegate Jo Bauer referring the matter to the stewards. Bauer wrote: "A rear ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon has been thrown out of Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying after the rear wing of his Haas didn't pass the FIA's deflection tests.After a chaotic qualifying session in the streets of Baku, Ocon's rear wing was found to deflect more than the allowed tolerance of 0.5mm, with the FIA's technical delegate Jo Bauer referring the matter to the stewards. Bauer wrote: "A rear ...Keep reading

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Esteban Ocon has been thrown out of Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying after the rear wing of his Haas didn't pass the FIA's deflection tests.After a chaotic qualifying session in the streets of Baku, Ocon's rear wing was found to deflect more than the allowed tolerance of 0.5mm, with the FIA's technical delegate Jo Bauer referring the matter to the stewards. Bauer wrote: "A rear ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz wants to convert P2 into a shock podium for Williams.

Carlos Sainz wants to convert P2 into a shock podium for Williams.

McLaren's Lando Norris doesn't see his seventh place on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix grid as a missed opportunity to claw back his Formula 1 deficit to championship-leading team-mate Oscar Piastri.Piastri crashed out in Q3, which relegated the Australian to ninth on the grid. With Norris having to make up a 31-point gap in the standings, the incident gave the Briton an opportunity to put some ...Keep reading

Dramatic qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix breaks F1 record.

McLaren's Lando Norris doesn't see his seventh place on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix grid as a missed opportunity to claw back his Formula 1 deficit to championship-leading team-mate Oscar Piastri.Piastri crashed out in Q3, which relegated the Australian to ninth on the grid. With Norris having to make up a 31-point gap in the standings, the incident gave the Briton an opportunity to put some ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc reflects on a disappointing weekend in Azerbaijan as his pole streak ended

Lando Norris assesses qualifying only seventh in Baku.

     2      Carlos Sainz (Williams) 1  Max Verstappen (Red Bull)       4      Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 3  Liam Lawson (Racing ...Keep reading