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Baku often hosts dramatic races — this year, and in 2021 when Sebastian Vettel claimed Aston Martin’s first F1 podium. But the celebrations bypassed team owner Lawrence Stroll who was reeling from the death of a close friend and his son’s horrific crash
As he tackles F1’s steep challenges, Oliver Bearman finds one advantage over F2. Plus, McLaren role reversal, Aston’s Newey bounce and the call goes out for road sweepers: Chris Medland‘s 2024 Azerbaijan GP diary
The 2024 Azerbaijan GP was the gladiatorial dogfight everyone wants – no more listening to your engineer or settling for second, thanks
Oscar Piastri’s victory in the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a brilliant performance by a driver in only his second F1 season. Mark Hughes picks out the key moments — and where it went wrong for his rivals
McLaren team orders will favour Lando Norris over team-mate Oscar Piastri for the rest of this F1 season. But Max Verstappen’s closest challenger says he’d rather lose the championship than be gifted an undeserved race win
McLaren is imposing team orders ‘lite’ that will see Oscar Piastri help Lando Norris’s title bid — but with the freedom to win races on merit. Mark Hughes asks if the policy can cope with the realities of an F1 championship race?
With the acquisition of Adrian Newey — long heralded as motor sport’s premier car designer — Aston Martin’s F1 puzzle may not now be far from completion, according to its…
Jordan exploded onto the F1 scene like few others – this month’s edition looks at the new grand prix teams who made their mark on debut
Just a few seasons ago McLaren was staring into the abyss, with a poor car and dysfunctional team – Mark Hughes explains how Zak Brown empowered some crucial staff to get it firing again
Carlos Sainz has battled against ‘chosen’ team-mates like Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc for all his F1 career — and thrived. Now, at Williams, he finally has a team centred on him, says Mark Hughes. But the fight goes on
It didn’t all go McLaren’s way at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but Lando Norris ensured his team took home the F1 constructors’ championship with a resounding victory before targeting the drivers’ title in 2025, says Mark Hughes
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
Christian Horner dominated the headlines in the run-up to — and during — the 2024 Bahrain GP weekend despite the best efforts of Alpine, Yuki Tsunoda and a glorious V8
Haas was an F1 team transformed in 2024: after finishing dead last the previous year, it hauled its way to the front of the midfield. An achievement that you might think deserves an F1 team of the year accolade
Here’s everything you need to know about Isack Hadjar, the flying junior who has been announced as an F1 driver for Red Bull’s sister team, Racing Bulls
All seats in the F1 2025 driver line-ups are now filled, with Isack Hadjar the last to be confirmed for Racing Bulls. After a long silly season in the F1 transfer market, here are the contracts in place and the confirmed deals
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