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Hadjar keeps Baku podium as FIA settles for a warning
Isack Hadjar has kept his third-place finish at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. FIA stewards summoned him over an alleged breach of re...
Antonelli's lead cut to 66 points, Hamilton now 103 back
George Russell's win in Azerbaijan has cut Kimi Antonelli's championship lead to 66 points, 302 to 236. Lewis Hamilton could only...
Russell holds off Verstappen by 0.196s to win chaotic Baku GP
George Russell held off a late charge from Max Verstappen to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit by just 0.196...
Baku Grid Shake-Up: Alonso and Stroll Hit With 30- and 20-Place Penalties
The starting grid for Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, lights out at 15:00 local (11:00 UTC, 20:00 KST) this Saturday 26 Septemb...
Russell takes Baku pole, Antonelli crashes out in Q1 to 16th
George Russell (Mercedes) took pole for the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a 1:42.526, beating Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) by 0.83...
Baku Thursday Practice: Antonelli Hit by Hydraulic Failure and a Fire Extinguisher
George Russell swept both Thursday practice sessions ahead of Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, while championship leader...
Red Bull Extends Hadjar Through 2027, a Day Before His Comeback
Red Bull Racing announced on September 23 (local time) that it has extended Isack Hadjar's contract through the 2027 season. The ...
McLaren Brings Season's Biggest Upgrade to Baku, Rotating H-Wing Returns
McLaren is bringing its biggest upgrade package of the second half of the 2026 season to this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. A ...
Gasly Says Family Targeted by Online Abuse After Alpine Team-Order Row
Alpine's Pierre Gasly says he, his family and his girlfriend faced widespread online abuse and threats after a team-order controv...
Baku Qualifying Braces for 65km/h Gusts as Wind Becomes Key Factor
Wind has emerged as the biggest weather concern of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend, with qualifying on Friday, September 25 for...
Leclerc faces engine penalty as Vasseur says Baku would be 'quite suitable'
Charles Leclerc is increasingly likely to take a new engine and a grid penalty at this Saturday's (26 September) Azerbaijan GP. T...
Ferrari in Baku: nine races, five poles and still no win
Ferrari have taken pole position five times in nine races in Baku without ever winning there. Charles Leclerc took four straight ...
Wolff skips Baku as his budget row with Ferrari enters a third month
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff will not attend this week's Azerbaijan GP. According to reports from GPblog and PaddockNews24 ...
Russell's W17 passes every check in random FIA inspection after Madrid
After the Madrid GP (Spanish GP), the FIA randomly selected George Russell's Mercedes W17 from the top ten for additional physica...
McLaren's new logo is taken from a 1926 Auckland garage sign
McLaren unveiled a new brand identity yesterday, 22 September, shared by its racing and road car businesses. Speedcafe called it ...
FIA confirms two Straight Mode zones for Baku, linked to Overtake Mode
The FIA has confirmed two active aero 'Straight Mode' zones for the Baku circuit, which hosts the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this Satu...
[Rumour] Hamilton 'signs' Ferrari extension, say headlines, but no announcement yet
Outlets have been describing Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari contract extension in rather different terms. On 2 September GPFans ran the...
On Baku's 2km straight, the battery runs out before the road does
The Azerbaijan GP, with the race this Saturday (26 September), is the first Baku race under the new 2026 power unit regulations. ...
How a 350kW MGU-K survives Baku's kilometre of full throttle
Baku City Circuit, which hosts this Saturday's race, is the toughest test yet for the 2026 power units. With electrical power mak...
Ferrari's ADUO engine reaches Perez in Baku, but not Bottas yet
The ADUO-upgraded Ferrari power unit that debuted at Monza will also go into Sergio Perez's Cadillac in Baku this week. His team-...