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Has F1 become a victim of its own success amid ‘boring races’ backlash?

Extreme tyre degradation plus Fernando Alonso’s late scraps with Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton injected excitement into the Bahrain season opener. Max Verstappen recovering from 15th to second did similar for Saudi Arabia before the red flag chaos unfolded in Australia. Those events aside, the on-track action has left plenty to…

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Alpine's new F1 floor "overperformed" amid Baku disaster

Alpine brought a substantial upgrade package with a new floor to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but its plan backfired spectacularly at F1's first sprint weekend of the 2023 season.

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Alpine’s Baku F1 weekend like nothing I’ve experienced before, says Permane

The French car manufacturer’s sporting director saw first-hand the challenges that Alpine faced as its weekend “snowballed out of control” following a fire on Pierre Gasly’s car on Friday.

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Alpine's disastrous Baku F1 weekend "can't compare to any other"

The F1 stalwart saw first-hand the challenges that Alpine faced as its weekend "snowballed out of control" following a fire on Pierre Gasly's car on Friday.

Motorsport

F1 race results: Sergio Perez wins Azerbaijan GP in Red Bull 1-2

Perez benefited when team-mate Max Verstappen pitted just before a safety car, which cost him two places.

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F1 results: Sergio Perez wins Azerbaijan GP sprint

In the first sprint of the season, which included a new qualifying format (see below), Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc led from pole ahead of Perez, as Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and George Russell (Mercedes) clashed over third. After a safety car interruption, Verstappen retook third from Russell.

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Ocon to start Azerbaijan GP sprint and grand prix from pitlane

Adding to what has already been a troubled weekend for the French manufacturer, with Pierre Gasly starting 19th for both the sprint and main race following mechanical problems and a crash on Friday, the squad was hit by further woes on Saturday.

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Ocon to start from pitlane for Azerbaijan GP sprint and grand prix

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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

Daily Mirror

Alpine F1 team making changes "on the fly" amid nightmare Baku Friday

However, he insisted that the Enstone outfit has no regrets about its decision to bring a significant upgrade for the A523 to a sprint weekend, despite knowing that there would be limited time to hone it.

Autosport

Azerbaijan GP 2023 | Charles Leclerc completes Baku pole hat-trick for Ferrari

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position in Baku for the third year in a row at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday with a scorching lap that ended Red Bull’s run of qualifying domination.

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Ferrari's Leclerc denies Verstappen to nail pole again in Baku

Baku (AFP) - Ferrari's Charles Leclerc grabbed his third consecutive pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a nerve-jangling red-flag interrupted qualifying at Baku on Friday.

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Ferrari's Leclerc nails pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Baku (AFP) - Ferrari's Charles Leclerc grabbed his third consecutive pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a nerve-jangling red-flag interrupted qualifying at Baku on Friday.

Autosport

F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc beats Red Bulls for grand prix pole

The Ferrari driver secured his first pole of the year on his final effort of the session, a 1m40.203s, having ratcheted up his pace from a strong opening run in the last part of qualifying to prove unassailable for the two Red Bull drivers.

Motorsport

F1 Azerbaijan GP: Leclerc beats Red Bulls for third Baku pole

The Ferrari driver secured his first F1 pole of the year on his final effort of the session, a 1m40.203s, having ratcheted up his pace from a strong opening run in the last part of qualifying to prove unassailable for the two Red Bull drivers.

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F1 qualifying results: Charles Leclerc takes Azerbaijan GP pole

Leclerc will start ahead of the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in Sunday’s race after the one-hour qualifying session on Friday, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

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Verstappen tops fiery Baku practice

Baku (AFP) - World champion Max Verstappen led the one and only practice session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Formula One returned with a bang on Friday.

Autosport

F1 Azerbaijan GP: Verstappen pips Leclerc in eventful FP1

As the only chance to get prepared for all of the competitive sessions to come this weekend, a big queue formed at the end of the pitlane ahead of the 60-minute session getting underway, headed by Verstappen.

Daily Mirror

Azerbaijan GP concern for Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell suffer same issue

Hamilton and Russell were suffering brake issues in practice, while Pierre Gasly's Alpine caught fire, Yuki Tsunoda suffered a damaging puncture and Kevin Magnussen was also forced to end his session early

Autosport

Szafnauer: Alpine can join the F1 battle for second

Mercedes, Ferrari and Aston Martin were closely matched over the first three races of 2023, taking turns to lead the pursuit of Red Bull in qualifying and races, with the three teams clearly a step ahead of the rest.

Autosport

AlphaTauri: De Vries has delivered on F1 development expectations

De Vries was brought in for the 2023 F1 season alongside Yuki Tsunoda to replace the experienced Pierre Gasly, who was tapped up by Alpine.

Autosport

Melbourne crash won't delay Alpine's Baku F1 upgrade

Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly made heavy contact with the wall after they touched following the final grid restart in Melbourne.

Motorsport

Melbourne F1 crash won't delay Alpine's Baku upgrade

Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly made heavy contact with the wall after they touched following the final grid restart in Melbourne.

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