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Perez wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint as Verstappen sees red

Baku (AFP) - Sergio Perez won Saturday's sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to maintain Red Bull's perfect start to the season, but teammate Max Verstappen was in no mood to celebrate.

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F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023: George Russell addresses Max Vestappen spat after sprint race

Pair involved in altercation during drama in Baku

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F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch & more

Leclerc claimed both pole positions on offer at the Baku round, topping Friday qualifying and Saturday’s new sprint race qualifying session, but he couldn’t convert the latter into victory as he was reeled in by Sergio Perez in the sprint.

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Tuning up, tuning in, tuning out: F1 stars unwind on time off

Baku (AFP) - Drivers took different directions during Formula One's month long break - one recorded a piano composition, one was glued to The Masters at Augusta, and another soaked up the vibes at Coachella with Justin Bieber.

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Perez wins Baku sprint as Verstappen sees red

Baku (AFP) - Sergio Perez won Saturday's sprint race in Baku to maintain Red Bull's perfect start to the season, but teammate Max Verstappen was in no mood to celebrate.

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Logan Sargeant fumes at "two cars playing games" and blames Ferrari pair for Baku crash

Sargeant smashed his Williams into the wall at turn 15 in Azerbaijan, causing damage so extensive that the American racer will not be taking part in the Sprint event

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Leclerc explains misheard "cat" Baku F1 sprint radio message

Under the safety car during Saturday's sprint, the Ferrari driver appeared to be raising the alarm about a cut to the power unit, and was publicly revealed as such on television with an on-screen graphic.

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Russell hopes Verstappen "learned the risk" in wheel-to-wheel battles

The Mercedes driver enjoyed the stronger launch in Saturday's sprint race to dive up the inside of fourth-starting Verstappen into Turn 1 in Baku and the duo continued to run side-by-side until the exit of the Turn 3 left-hander.

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Russell hopes Verstappen “learned the risk” in F1 wheel-to-wheel battles

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Verstappen and Russell in angry clash after Perez wins F1 Azerbaijan sprint

Sergio Pérez won the sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Red Bull with a strong drive on the streets of Baku with Charles Leclerc second

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Red Bull's Perez wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race

Baku (AFP) - Sergio Perez won Saturday's sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to maintain Red Bull's perfect start to the season.

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Max Verstappen confronts George Russell on TV and hurls X-rated insult at Mercedes star

Verstappen raged over the radio about his collision with Russell on the first lap of the sprint, and jumped out of his car to speak to the Brit straight after the race ended

Daily Mirror

F2 Baku: Bearman clinches maiden win from ninth after chaotic sprint

The Ferrari Academy driver lined up ninth for Saturday’s sprint, having bagged pole for the feature race in qualifying on Friday, carving his way through the field and avoiding chaos to find himself fourth.

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F2 Baku: Bearman clinches maiden win from ninth in chaotic sprint

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Damon Hill explains his theory after spotting Max Verstappen's negative problem

Verstappen may be the defending champion and current standings leader, but he has not had things his own way so far this weekend in Baku with Charles Leclerc stealing the spotlight

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Azerbaijan GP pens contract extension to 2026 F1 season

Formula 1 and the Baku City Circuit organisers behind the race have been in negotiations over a new deal to keep the six-kilometre street venue on the calendar, with "positive" talks having been ongoing throughout the F1 weekend.

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Vasseur: Baku F1 poles a "milestone" in Ferrari's season

The Monegasque, who started third in Bahrain and qualified second-fastest in Saudi Arabia, beat Red Bull to the top spot for the first time this season, before repeating the feat on Saturday morning in F1's first-ever sprint qualifying in which he also claimed pole.

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Leclerc smashes it as he grabs sprint pole in Baku

Baku (AFP) - Charles Leclerc will start on pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sprint race despite crashing on his final flying lap in qualifying on Saturday.

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Lewis Hamilton damages George Russell's chances as Sky Sports pundit discusses intention

Mercedes struggled in Baku qualifying on Friday with Russell even missing out on Q3, having been pipped to a place in the top 10 by his own Silver Arrows team-mate Hamilton

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Leclerc on pole for Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race

Baku (AFP) - Charles Leclerc will start on pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sprint race despite crashing on his final flying lap in qualifying on Saturday.

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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc doubles up for sprint race pole despite crash

A 1m41.697s from Leclerc amid the first runs in the eight-minute SQ3 session proved unassailable, and a second set of laps from both Perez and Verstappen could not topple the Monegasque's searing pace around the Baku circuit.

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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc grabs Baku sprint pole despite crash

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Charles Leclerc makes F1 history with Baku Sprint pole as Max Verstappen beaten again

The first ever F1 Sprint qualifying session took place on Saturday morning, with Charles Leclerc hoping to make it back-to-back poles on consecutive days ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

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Logan Sargeant to miss Azerbaijan GP Sprint as Williams fail to fix huge crash damage

American racer Sargeant, racing on the Baku street circuit for the first time in a Formula 1 car this weekend, suffered a hefty crash while qualifying for the Sprint on Saturday

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Tuning up, tuning in, tuning out: F1 stars unwind on month-long break

Baku (AFP) - The grid stars turned up in Baku for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix with tales to tell of how they had filled in their time off since Melbourne at the start of April.

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