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Sergio Perez has forced his way into the F1 championship fight, but hasn’t yet shown he can win for Red Bull on non-street circuits. Mark Hughes looks at how his Azerbaijan GP victory provides a defining chance in his career
Sergio Perez fuelled his F1 championship hopes with a win in Baku at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, fending off team-mate Max Verstappen who lost the lead after an unfortunate pit call
Sergio Perez followed an F1 sprint race win in Baku with victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to close the championship gap to Max Verstappen
F1’s new sprint race format was meant to bring unmissable on-track action on the Saturday of a GP weekend. But after withering criticism from Max Verstappen, James Elson can’t help but agree that the result was lacklustre
Rodin Carlin is among the teams bidding to join the F1 grid in 2026. Owner David Dicker says he would set up a New Zealand-based constructor and “guarantee” to field a woman driver
F1’s latest new format got going proper in Saturday in Baku, with Charles Leclerc going fastest in the Sprint Shootout, despite crashing his Ferrari on his final run and inducing…
Can F1’s new sprint format electrify Saturdays, or will drivers still keep their powder dry for the grand prix? The verdict’s still out as we head into the first event at Baku
Charles Leclerc snatched pole from Max Verstappen for Sunday’s Azerbaijan GP, ahead of tomorrow’s sprint qualifying and sprint race
A weekend of slightly reserved madness ensued in Baku with parc fermé fights, pitlane invasions and the wrong Red Bull winning – only in Formula 1
Sergio Perez has forced his way into the F1 championship fight, but hasn’t yet shown he can win for Red Bull on non-street circuits. Mark Hughes looks at how his Azerbaijan GP victory provides a defining chance in his career
Sergio Perez fuelled his F1 championship hopes with a win in Baku at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, fending off team-mate Max Verstappen who lost the lead after an unfortunate pit call
Sergio Perez followed an F1 sprint race win in Baku with victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to close the championship gap to Max Verstappen
F1’s new sprint race format was meant to bring unmissable on-track action on the Saturday of a GP weekend. But after withering criticism from Max Verstappen, James Elson can’t help but agree that the result was lacklustre
Rodin Carlin is among the teams bidding to join the F1 grid in 2026. Owner David Dicker says he would set up a New Zealand-based constructor and “guarantee” to field a woman driver
F1’s latest new format got going proper in Saturday in Baku, with Charles Leclerc going fastest in the Sprint Shootout, despite crashing his Ferrari on his final run and inducing…
Can F1’s new sprint format electrify Saturdays, or will drivers still keep their powder dry for the grand prix? The verdict’s still out as we head into the first event at Baku
Charles Leclerc snatched pole from Max Verstappen for Sunday’s Azerbaijan GP, ahead of tomorrow’s sprint qualifying and sprint race
Red Bull has reshuffled its drivers and changed development direction but its car is still too slow and months behind the progress of F1 rivals, writes Mark Hughes. Max Verstappen’s uncertain future makes the way forward even murkier
Like Michael Schumacher before him, Max Verstappen has led his team to develop a car that other drivers can’t handle. It might seem premature for Red Bull to drop Liam Lawson, writes Mark Hughes, but returning to a ‘normal’ car could revitalise the 23-year-old
An error and poor timing hampered McLaren’s front-row bid in sprint qualifying at the Chinese GP. But the earlier practice session revealed its pace advantage, says Mark Hughes, who has an idea of where the car’s superiority comes from
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
Formula 1 arrives in Japan for the third round of the 2025 season, with McLaren still seen as favourite but with plenty of intrigue to see who can challenge the…
F1’s creative designers have come up with the first one-off liveries of the 2025 F1 season. But the standard car designs are more inspired than you might think…
The FIA has announced it will introduce measures to combat the grass fires that triggered red flags during second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix. The afternoon running was interrupted…
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