Perez benefited when team-mate Max Verstappen pitted just before a safety car, which cost him two places.Before that, Verstappen had passed Ferrari's pole-winner Charles... read more »

The Mexican driver took advantage of a pitstop under the safety car to emerge in the lead after Verstappen had led the early phases of the race from polesitter Charles... read more »

A fairly clean first lap took place for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the street race got underway with little to no contact between cars. read more »

Nyck de Vries' miserable Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend worsened on Sunday after he collided with the wall on lap 11, bringing out the safety car. read more »

The German was due to start from 16th on the grid, following Alpine's decision to start Esteban Ocon from the pitlane in both the sprint and grand prix, amid a difficult... read more »

Alonso and team-mate Lance Stroll had been struggling with the DRS overtaking device all weekend on their new low-drag wing for Baku's long straights.The problem came up... read more »

Once Sergio Perez had shaken off polesitter Charles Leclerc in Formula 1's sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, victory seemed to be plain sailing.The Mexican, a... read more »

With Charles Leclerc on pole, the stage was set for an exciting 17-lap dash at the Azerbaijan GP. George Russel's optimism resulted in a hole on Max Verstappen's... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner asserts that Max Verstappen will not forget the incident on the opening lap that damaged the Dutchman's Sprint race in Azerbaijan.... read more »

Tsunoda started two places ahead De Vries but on the first lap the Dutchman got past him as the pair exited Turn 2.The Japanese driver then had a look down the outside at Turn... read 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... read more »

George Russell has hit back at Max Verstappen following their clash on the opening lap of the F1 sprint race in Azerbaijan. read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has warned George Russell that F1 rival Max Verstappen won't forget their first-lap contact in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race.  read more »

Max Verstappen called George Russell a "d---head" after they collided on the opening lap of the sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen has criticised George Russell for his part in their collision on the opening lap of the F1 Sprint from Azerbaijan. Verstappen started third just ahead of the... read more »

Max Verstappen admitted there was no resolution to his frustrations with George Russell after the pair made contact on the opening lap of the Azerbaijan sprint race. read more »

George Russell has dismissed Max Verstappen's complaints that he was too aggressive during their opening lap tussle in the Sprint race in Azerbaijan. The Mercedes driver... read more »

Max Verstappen called George Russell a "dickhead" after the pair made contact on the opening lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix F1 sprint race.  read more »

Max Verstappen was left fuming at George Russell after the pair made contact on the opening lap of the Azerbaijan GP Sprint. read more »

Saturday polesitter Leclerc launched cleanly to hold position into Turn 1 and then retained control over second-starting Perez at a safety car restart that followed AlphaTauri... read more »

In the first sprint race of the season, which followed a new qualifying format (see below), Ferrari's Charles Leclerc led from pole ahead of Perez, as Max Verstappen (Red... read more »

Starting second, Perez slotted in behind Leclerc at the start and stuck with him through the opening lap, before the race was paused for a safety car period produced after Yuki... read more »

Red Bull Racing's Sergio Perez has taken victory at today's F1 Sprint Race at Baku, Azerbaijan. The Mexican breezed past Leclerc with DRS on the main straight to take... read more »

Sergio Perez has won the first Sprint event of the 2023 Formula 1 season in Azerbaijan. The Mexican got past Charles Leclerc on the eighth lap of 17 to come home first in a... read more »

Sergio Perez has claimed he could have topped the Sprint Shootout if he'd had a cleaner run on his final qualifying lap. read more »