Label: Baku

Apr302023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Unbelievable! The F1 race car ran into a wall of photographers before the pit stop

In the F1 race for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, an incredible situation occurred in the last lap. Esteban Ocon, who drove the entire race on the same set of tires, had to go to the pits to change to a different set according to the rules, and the oncoming racing car surprised a number of journalists and photographers in the pits, who surrounded the pits in anticipation of the winning trio. When the racing cars enter the pits, they drive at a speed of 60 km/h, and the photographers were incredibly lucky to get out of the way of the oncoming racing car in time. It is another of the mistakes of the management and organization of F1 races. https://twitter.com/MattP1Gallagher/status/1652657757286178818

Apr302023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Perez at the helm of Red Bull's double victory in Azerbaijan

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Sergio Perez is the winner of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Red Bull driver closely followed throughout the race by team-mate Max Verstappen, who is the leader of the 1 F2023 championship, but his lead has been reduced to six points. The Mexican celebrated his second victory of the year in Baku, and Verstappen has also collected as many victories this year. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who started the race from the best starting position, also finished the race on the podium. https://twitter.com/redbullracing/status/1652653273667493890 Leclerc took the lead after the start, with Verstappen closely following him into the first corner, followed by Perez and Sainz, ahead of Hamilton Alonso, Stroll Norris, Russell and Tsunoda. At the beginning of the 4th lap, Verstappen took the lead of the race with the help of DRS, while Leclerc was already behind

Apr292023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Two F1 racers play the new sprint format, FIA plans changes

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McLaren's Lando Norris and Aplha Tauri's Yuki Tsunoda will have to miss out on the final SQ3 of today's shootout qualifying if they are to make it this far. The reason for this is that they used all sets of soft compound tires in free practice and qualifying. Norris will start the race for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from seventh, and Tsunoda from eighth, which is Alpha Tauri's best starting position this season. But they used all sets of soft tires, and the rules of the modified sprint weekend format dictate that racers must use one set of medium hard tires in SQ1 and SQ2, and one set of new soft tires in the final, SQ3 section. As Norris and Tsunoda used each of the six sets of soft tires, they will not be able to use the "new" in SQ3

Apr12023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1 is planning additional qualifying for the sprint race

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The F1 race weekend format, which features a Saturday sprint race, could get a novelty in Azerbaijan. This year, there are as many as six weekends on the race calendar, when we will watch the Saturday sprint race, and another qualification, separate from the Saturday ones, for the Sunday race should be added to the schedule. Currently qualifying for the sprint race takes place on Friday, while Saturday's race determines the grid for Sunday's test. The leaders would now like to separate Saturday's sprint race from the rest of the race weekend, and the changes could come into effect as early as the race in Baku. Under the new proposal, drivers would still have free practice on Friday and then qualify, which would determine the grid for Sunday's Grand Prix. Saturday's second free practice would be replaced by another qualification, these

Jun122022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen regrets a series of small mistakes

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Max Verstappen will start the Formula 1 race in Baku from third place, and in his opinion, his ranking in the first starting line cost him a series of small mistakes in the fast lap. “The start of the round was good, but then I wasted time with small mistakes,” explained the Dutchman, who was 0.347 seconds behind Charles Leclerc. "It wasn't the best, but I didn't find the right balance between front and back in the fast lap. For me, the result is not the best, but as a team we are in second and third place, so we have a good chance in the race." https://twitter.com/F1/status/1535647156534747139 The current world champion and leader in world championship scoring, however, believes that the Red Bull race car in the race should have an easier job. “We may be missing something small in one round, but we would

Jun112022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Schumacher: The leakage of the car is to blame for the water leak

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German Mick Schumacher revealed that the coolant on his car started leaking on Friday due to the violent bouncing of the car on the streets of the capital of Azerbaijan. The Haas racer drove just three laps when water started vomiting from the bottom of the page on the right side of the car. “The water leak problem that thwarted our preparation plan came about because of the strong jumping in the first lap,” explained Schumacher, who says this is also the first time he has physically felt the jump. "The body is suffering, as is the race car, so this will have to be considered before the next races. The track does not wear too much tires, as the temperature is not high. It will be interesting to take a closer look and prepare for the race." https://twitter.com/F1/status/1535250153988411393 Team leader, Gunt

Jun102022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Formula 1, Grand Prix of Azerbaijan: Perez first, Leclerc second training in Baku

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Sergio Perez was the fastest in the first free practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, but in the afternoon, the second practice, Charles Leclerc set the fastest time of the day. Monaco was almost a quarter of a second faster than the winner of the race in Monaco, while current world champion Max Verstappen was a tenth slower and finished third. It was followed by a Spanish duo, Fernando Alonso ahead of Carlos Sainz in fourth and fifth, and Pierre Gasly in sixth. George Russell was once again the fastest racer of Mercedes, setting the seventh time. In the first training session, we saw two interruptions with a virtual safety car. German Mick Schumacher was the first to take care of it when coolant leaked from his car. For the other, Nicholas Latifi, who had to pair

Jun122021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pirelli: Red Bull and other teams in Baku did not follow our guidelines

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Tire manufacturer Pirelli suspects that Red Bull and Aston Martin did not follow the tire pressure guidelines in the F1 race for the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan in Baku, according to the Italian Gazzetta dello Sport. Max Verstappen was in the lead at the race when his tire burst at high speed. Similarly, a few laps had happened to Lance Stroll a few times earlier, and Pirella was blamed for the flat tire immediately after the race by the debris on the track, as Lewis Hamilton's tire was also allegedly cut. Pirelli later conducted a detailed analysis of the data, and although official results are not yet available, Gazzetta claims that it showed that several teams did not adhere to the prescribed tire pressures. The official results are expected to be known by the end of next week. Verstappen said after the race that there will probably be no prizes at Pirelli

Jun62021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Mazepin calls for criticism of Hamilton’s driving

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Haas racer Nikita Mazepin has been criticized several times this year for overtaking rivals in the qualifying round. Competitors accused him of not following the gentleman’s rule among racers not to do so. During the qualifications on the narrow streets of Baku, the racers were aware that the position on the track in the match with the competitors is very important for a good qualifying result, so we could see many overtaking, and Mazepin wondered after the qualifications why others do not receive criticism. racers. "For me, the matter is quite clear, but in this case, I would like to call on all those who have criticized me to now criticize those who have done the same, because the rules are the rules that are supposed to be the same for all racers. I saw that they are too fast in the preparation round

Jun52021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1: Leclerc's best starting position in the suspended qualifiers

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Charles Leclerc won the second consecutive best starting position at the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan after Juki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz took care of the early end of qualifying. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1401167778418155520 The qualifying training was marked by four red flags due to the accidents of the racers, and in the end Leclerc had the most to say with an empty track, setting the best time of the lap, which the competitors could not finish. beat due to interruption. Thus, second place was won by Lewis Hamilton, who, with the help of a planned collaboration with teammate Valtteri Bottas, caught Finch’s lee and set a second qualifying time. Third was Max Verstappen, who called the qualifications due to the crowd on the track stupid, ahead of Pierre Gasly, Sainz, Land N