Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says the FIA should not change Formula 1’s rules during the season in response to concerns over porpoising.
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Transcript: Why Norris reluctantly complied with McLaren’s Baku team orders
2022 Azerbaijan GP team radio transcript
Posted onLando Norris was disappointed McLaren told him to stay behind Daniel Ricciardo at the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but didn’t have the full picture on the team’s strategy.
Montreal is “going to hurt” in stiff 2022 cars say drivers hoping for bouncing fix
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onF1 drivers whose cars aren’t affected by porpoising have warned they are suffering from poor ride quality, but don’t expect a quick fix.
Leclerc was heading to a ‘comfortable win’ before retirement – Ferrari
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari’s head of strategy believes Charles Leclerc was heading to a comfortable win in Azerbaijan before his power unit failed.
F1 should penalise those who ‘obviously’ slow on purpose in qualifying – Norris
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onF1 drivers should not be able to hinder their rivals during qualifying, Lando Norris said after controversy over Fernando Alonso’s lap in Q1.
Mercedes admit they pushed set-up “too far” after Hamilton’s Azerbaijan GP agony
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Posted onLewis Hamilton though his seat had gone cold during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix because the pain in his back had caused numbness.
“Extremely frustrating” to lose more running due to Baku retirement – Sainz
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr admitted it felt “extremely frustrating” to have dropped out of another race in the early stages due to his hydraulic failure in Baku.
Verstappen’s 80-point swing against Leclerc in five races fires him into title lead
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onCharles Leclerc’s head must be spinning at the speed with which his championship fortunes have reversed in the space of just seven weeks.
Ferrari will use “short-term fix” for Sainz’s hydraulics failure in Canada
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onFollowing Ferrari’s double retirement in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the team has confirmed it will use a “short-term fix” for the problem which ended Carlos Sainz Jnr’s race.
Bottas suspects “something fundamentally wrong” with his car in Baku
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas expects Alfa Romeo will discover something was wrong with his car during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as his lap times were slower than the Williams drivers’ at the end of the race.
Hamilton told Mercedes he feared he was “going to crash” during Azerbaijan GP
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Posted onLewis Hamilton was so concerned he was going to crash during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix he warned his team on the radio.
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix F1 driver ratings
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onAfter a difficult weekend in Monaco, there were many impressive driving performances on display in Azerbaijan last weekend. Here are the RaceFans ratings.
Paddock Diary: 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton was visibly suffering with his back at the end of a punishing Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which reopened the debate over the physical effects porpoising is having on drivers.
“Way too bumpy” Baku needs to be resurfaced for next year – Verstappen
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Posted onAzerbaijan Grand Prix winner Max Verstappen says parts of the track need to be resurfaced before Formula 1 returns next year.
Leclerc’s faith in Ferrari unshaken despite “third disappointment in a row”
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Posted onCharles Leclerc says he still has confidence in Ferrari and belief in his championship chances despite retiring from the lead for the second time in three races yesterday.
Hamilton says he won’t miss Canadian Grand Prix despite back pain
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has moved to quell speculation he could miss this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix after he experienced severe back pain during yesterday’s race.
Gasly says focus on minimising mistakes paid off after “perfect weekend”
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly says he insisted his AlphaTauri team focus on avoiding mistakes before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where he scored his best result of the season so far.
Ferrari were in a “very strong” position before Leclerc’s retirement – Binotto
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says they were in “very strong” shape before Charles Leclerc retired from the lead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Rival teams exaggerating concerns over porpoising to get rules break – Horner
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says he would tell his drivers to “bitch as much as they could over the radio” if porpoising was a problem for them.
Verstappen picks up the pieces in Baku as reliability paradigm shifts for Ferrari
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix review
Posted onA double retirement for Ferrari opened the door for Max Verstappen to lead a Red Bull one-two in Azerbaijan, marking a sharp swing in fortunes between the two teams.