7:59 AM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Esteban Ocon will start both Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix and Saturday’s sprint race from the pit lane after Alpine broke parc ferme regulations with changes to his suspension setup. Ocon was 12th in Friday qualifying, which sets the grid for Sunday’s race, and 13th in the sprint shootout, which

Apr 29, 2023 BAKU, Azerbaijan — American driver Logan Sargeant will not take part in Saturday’s sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix due to car damage sustained in the sprint shootout qualifying session earlier the same day. Sargeant was classified 15th in Formula One’s new sprint shootout session but crashed heavily on the exit

5:40 AM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Charles Leclerc doubled down on his pole position in Friday qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he also took pole in the inaugural sprint shootout session on Saturday, which will set the grid for the sprint race later the same day. Leclerc secured pole despite crashing at Turn

Apr 25, 2023 ESPN staff The 2023 Formula 1 racing season is in full swing, with expanded viewing options for American F1 fans across a variety of platforms. This weekend, the action heads to Baku, Azerbaijan. When is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix? How can I watch? The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will air on Sunday, April

12:28 PM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Charles Leclerc described his pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as “a good surprise” after admitting he did not expect to be in contention for the fastest time in qualifying. Leclerc beat championship leader Max Verstappen to the top spot in Friday qualifying by 0.188s, meaning he will

10:41 AM ET Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton are among the drivers excited by the challenge of Formula One’s tweaked sprint race rules, which are set to run for the first time at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. This weekend’s Baku event will be the first of six sprints in 2023, featuring an extra qualifying session

10:52 AM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Max Verstappen says he is not motivated by winning a record number of Formula One titles by the end of his career and is instead tempted by racing in other categories of motorsport when his Red Bull contract expires. The current record for the most championship victories is jointly

7:40 AM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Charles Leclerc has denied reports he has held preliminary talks with Mercedes about the possibility of switching teams if Lewis Hamilton decides to retire at the end of the season. A report in the Italian publication Quotidiano Nazionale said it was “an open secret” that Leclerc was in talks

12:23 PM ET Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies will replace Franz Tost as boss of the AlphaTauri Formula One team after the 2023 season. Mekies will take over as team principal on a date yet to be determined, with long-serving boss Tost moving into a consultancy role. AlphaTauri, Red Bull’s second F1 team, will also

10:40 AM ET Formula One will have its first sprint race weekend of the 2023 season at Baku’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend, albeit with a tweaked format to how it ran in 2021 and 2022. The sprint race was introduced to spice up certain races, offering venues the chance to effectively have three days