Category Archives: Race Coverage

It was a dramatic qualifying session that ended through a red flag as Yuki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz crashed at the end of the session. Charles Leclerc put in a searing laptime which was enough to take pole position, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Pierre Gasly equalled a career best fourth ahead ofContinue reading “Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc takes pole in dramatic Baku qualifying”

Free Practice 3 was frenetic, with multiple drivers making mistakes, which saw Pierre Gasly set blistering pace, setting a laptime 3 tenths of a second ahead of Sergio Perez in second place. The latter was the only Red Bull driver to set a legitimate qualifying simulation as Max Verstappen crashed and bent the suspension, endingContinue reading “Azerbaijan GP: Gasly sets fastest time as Verstappen crashes”

The first Formula 2 race of the weekend saw a dominant display from Robert Shwartzman. He mastered the start and a safety car after a collision between Drugovich, Lawson and Piastri, which took the latter two out of the race. From then on he never looked back and he took a dominant race victory, withContinue reading “F2 Azerbaijan: Shwartzman dominates first race in Baku”

The second practice at the Baku City Circuit saw Sergio Perez set the fastest time on a 1.42.115 in the Red Bull. He was a tenth ahead of his team-mate Max Verstappen, with the long run pace looking increasingly promising. Ferrari showed good pace, with Carlos Sainz in third ahead of Charles Leclerc in fourth.Continue reading “Azerbaijan GP: Perez and Red Bull on top in second practice”

In the Formula 2 qualifying session at Baku, the two Hitech drivers set blistering pace, where Liam Lawson took pole position ahead of his team-mate Juri Vips in second place. Oscar Piastri set the third fastest time ahead of Theo Pourchaire in fourth and Dan Ticktum in fifth. Marcus Armstrong set the sixth fastest timeContinue reading “F2 Azerbaijan: Lawson and Hitech dominate in qualifying”

The wind is not blowing as hard around the city streets as it is expected to later in the weekend, but it is the Red Bull of Max Verstappen who set the fastest time in the Red Bull, less than a tenth ahead of the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. With Carlos Sainz in third, itContinue reading “Azerbaijan GP: Verstappen kicks off Baku weekend in style”

Max Verstappen took the victory in what was a relatively uneventful race in Monaco, after Charles Leclerc could not take the start due to gearbox issues. The Ferrari driver went out on the reconnaissance lap but a terminal issue with the driveshaft meant that he could not take the start. This opened the door forContinue reading “Monaco GP: Verstappen dominates uneventful Monaco Grand Prix”

The final Formula 2 race of the weekend was a frenetic one, but 17 year old Theo Pourchaire commanded the race, taking his first ever Formula 2 victory and becoming the youngest winner in the series history around the streets of Monaco. Robert Shwartzman put him under pressure throughout the race but a botched pitstopContinue reading “F2 Monaco: Pourchaire dominates frenetic F2 feature race in Monaco”

It was a controversial end to qualifying where Charles Leclerc had provisional pole and crashed at the swimming pool chicane on his final run. This brought out the yellow flags meaning no one was able to beat his time, and he ended the session on top. However is the gearbox damaged, as if it isContinue reading “Monaco GP: Leclerc takes pole despite crash”

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in the final practice session in Monaco by a few hundredths of a second over the two Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc who look like they are definitely in the fight for pole. Valtteri Bottas set the fourth fastest time ahead of Sergio Perez in fifth, LandoContinue reading “Monaco GP: Verstappen tops whilst Mercedes struggle”