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The drivers and teams report back on all the action from a dramatic race at the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021 from Baku...

Alpine not expecting protest war in Baku Date published: June 4 2021 Alpine’s Marcin Budkowski says that he would be “very, very surprised” if there were protests over rear wings in Baku. There has been a huge amount of talk about rear wings in recent weeks, with Mercedes unhappy about the way in which Red Bull’s moves to give them more straight-line speed, and their’s isn’t the only one that is flexible. In response, the FIA will be introducing new measures at the French Grand Prix to test whether parts are legal or not and have placed stickers on all rear wings in Baku to see ...

New engines for all Merc/Ferrari powered cars Date published: June 4 2021 All teams powered by Mercedes or Ferrari power units have taken on new engines, working with new hardware, for the Azerbaijan GP. Reports state that Mercedes, McLaren, Aston Martin, Williams, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and Haas have all fitted new engines for both of their respective drivers. There are also new MGU-Hs and exhausts for all 14 drivers, while all teams except Haas and Alfa Romeo, both Ferrari customers, will be using new MGU-Ks as well. No driver will receive penalties as they are still within their allowances f...

Wolff would pick Russell as third driver over Max Date published: June 2 2021 He probably wanted to avoid fanning the flames of speculation but Toto Wolff has said if Mercedes could have a third car, George Russell would drive it. Not Max Verstappen. The question was posed to the Mercedes F1 co-owner and team principal as part of Formula 1’s Grill The Grid series, in which drivers and their bosses are put on the spot with some fun challenges and questions. The latest involved a collection of team principals being asked that if they could have a third car on the grid, which driver from the ...

Since its disappointing performance in Monaco, the Alpine team has been hard at work at Enstone preparing for this week's round of racing in Baku that it will tackle with a slightly revised A521, according to F1i.com. Alpine's efforts in Monaco yielded just two points, courtesy of Esteban Ocon's ninth place finish