1:26 PM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Wow, another Mercedes one-two… how on earth did that happen? Unfortunately it involved a red car and a rather embarrassing mistake, two things which we are becoming increasingly used to seeing together. Therefore, our round-up of the good, the bad and the ugly from qualifying can only start in

2:36 PM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes two key factors helped his drivers achieve a surprise result and beat Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to the front row of the grid at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. 1 Related Prior to Saturday’s qualifying, Ferrari had dominated all three practice sessions and appeared to have

11:34 AM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc crashed out of qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after hitting the barriers at the tightest section of the circuit. Leclerc looked like the favourite for pole position after topping all three practice sessions earlier in the weekend, but a mistake in the second part

2:11 AM ET The NFL’s 32 teams start drafting its newest class of superstars on Thursday. What would the F1 grid this year look like if it started with something similar? I’ve taken a little trip to Imaginationland to find out what would happen and I can guarantee, all bets are off. Three important points

3:35 PM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Friday practice in Baku was a stop/start affair after one session was called off early due to a loose drain cover and another was interrupted by two red flags. From the outside, it’s easy to judge as drivers slither off the circuit left, right and centre, but listening to

1:03 PM ET ESPN staff Pierre Gasly needed a strong weekend to recover from a slow start to his Red Bull career, but the Frenchman has been forced into a pit-lane start for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix due to a rules violation at the end of Friday’s second practice session. Gasly was called into the

6:38 AM ET Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious

1:32 PM ET Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 The Formula One paddock is a busy place — Thursday’s media day is perhaps

10:56 AM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — As team orders continue to dictate the narrative at Ferrari this year, Charles Leclerc has hinted that he may not play along in all situations. 1 Related Ferrari has used team orders at all three of the opening races this year in an attempt to favour Leclerc’s teammate Sebastian