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- It was cold late in the afternoon this Saturday in Baku - so cold that the TV reporters were asking FOM’s chief press officer Luca Colajanni for heaters!
In keeping with the theme of the 2019 Formula 1 season thus far, Mercedes once again capitalised on Ferrari’s slip-up in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday to snatch away an unlikely front row lock-out.
- Claire Williams was not a happy boss after the damage caused by a drain cover cost “some hundred thousand pounds”, just as they are trying to take the pressure out of the manufacturing team.
Baku has managed to quickly establish a habit for the unexpected in its short spell on the Formula 1 calendar, with the last two races ranking among the most unpredictable in the sport’s recent history.
- The Azerbaijan GP has quickly become one of F1’s favourite races, especially after the unexpected results from the last two years that have seen six different drivers finish on the podium.
With the first set of flyaway races almost complete, Formula 1 returns to Azerbaijan this weekend for round four of the 2019 season.
After seemingly being opposed to using team orders last season, Ferrari has dramatically flipped its philosophy around which is already playing a pivotal role in its Formula 1 world title charge in 2019.
The Chinese Grand Prix somewhat failed to live up to the hype surrounding Formula 1’s milestone 1000th race, but it did serve up plenty of talking points.
So much of the post-Chinese Grand Prix focus lay on Ferrari: its use of team orders; its strategic confusion; its failure – again – to put up any kind of fight for victory.
With a final recap from the paddock at the Shanghai International Circuit, here is Michael Lamonato's notebook.
For all of the hype surrounding Formula 1’s 1,000th world championship race, Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix turned out to be a fairly forgettable affair.
Confusion reigned supreme at the end of Chinese Grand Prix qualifying, as Formula 1 drivers diced for track position to ensure they could get in their final flying laps.
Recapping all of the news and notes following Saturday in Shanghai, here is Michael Lamonato's paddock notebook.
We may not even be three races in to the 2019 Formula 1 season, but the pendulum has already swung quite considerably between the grid’s leading teams and drivers.
Recapping all of the news and notes following Friday in Shanghai, here is Michael Lamonato's paddock notebook.
Recapping all of the news and notes following Thursday in Shanghai, here is Michael Lamonato's paddock notebook.
Formula 1 has been building up towards its 1,000th grand prix for some time. As far back as 2017, it started marketing the “Countdown to 1,000”, with an altering of the calendar to try and change its venue to Silverstone even being considered, such is the significance of the event.
Formula 1 returns this weekend with the third round of the 2019 world championship, the Chinese Grand Prix.
The Bahrain Grand Prix not only offered a thrilling on-track spectacle, but also marked the coming of age of Formula 1’s latest stars.
Mick Schumacher was edged to the quickest time as he made his F1 test debut for Ferrari in the post-Bahrain Grand Prix test. See the best images below... The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded.
Formula 1 returns to track action less than 48 hours after the Bahrain Grand Prix with the first in-season test of the 2019 world championship.
Mick Schumacher and Fernando Alonso are two of the standout names in action for the Bahrain in-season Formula 1 test this week.
We all knew that Charles Leclerc was good. We knew it was entirely the correct decision to promote him into a Ferrari race seat after just one full season in Formula 1, becoming the youngest driver to wear the colours of the Scuderia in over half a century.