Jun 6, 2021 Pirelli suspects the two tyre failures at Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix were caused by debris, but was not willing to draw a firm conclusion until a full investigation has taken place at its base in Milan this week. 1 Related Both Lance Stroll and Max Verstappen walked away from two separate 200mph

12:37 PM ET Lewis Hamilton said he ruined his chance of winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix by mistakenly hitting the wrong button on his steering wheel. At the restart which followed Max Verstappen’s crash out of the lead, Hamilton made a better start from second position than Sergio Perez on pole position. However, the seven-time

11:25 AM ET As Lewis Hamilton locked up the front tyres on his Mercedes and ran wide into the run-off area at Turn 1, the cheers from the Red Bull garage were audible through the walls of the Baku pit complex. In the neighboring garage, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff whipped off his headphones and

11:12 AM ET Sergio Perez revealed he nearly had to retire his Red Bull car before he could win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Perez claimed a dramatic victory in a race which involved a late red flag after his Red Bull teammate crashed out with four laps remaining. That effectively meant the race would be

7:42 AM ET McLaren shareholder Mansour Ojjeh has died at the age of 68. The McLaren team confirmed the news on Sunday morning, saying Ojjeh passed away peacefully in Geneva surrounded by his family. Ojjeh was best known in Formula One for his shareholding in McLaren, which dated back to 1984, but he first got

1:51 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 For 31 laps the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was not a classic. Max Verstappen moved

11:23 AM ET Lando Norris will drop from sixth to ninth on the grid at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after the stewards of the meeting penalized the McLaren driver for failing to pit under red flags. 1 Related Norris failed to return to the pit lane when the session was suspended for an accident involving

9:59 AM ET The Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix was halted three laps from the end on Sunday after Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen crashed while heading for victory. Verstappen was not hurt in the accident which appeared to be due to a sudden puncture or tyre failure. Clive Rose/Getty Images The crash left

12:27 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Mercedes appeared to be genuinely struggling for pace on Friday afternoon in Baku —

11:03 AM ET After a chaotic qualifying for the Azerbaijan GP, Fernando Alonso said drivers who crash and cause a red flag should lose their position in the session and start last. Alonso finished ninth in a session which had four separate red flag stoppages caused by crashes for Lance Stroll, Antonio Giovinazzi, Daniel Ricciardo