Formula 1 has held its first ever sprint shootout qualifying session, with the shortened Saturday morning session to decide the grid for the sprint making its debut in Baku this weekend. Here’s what we thought of it
AlphaTauri has explained why it rushed the announcement of its new Formula 1 management structure, which caught Ferrari off guard as the terms of Laurent Mekies’ move have not been agreed
Returning Mercedes technical director James Allison’s comments about the team’s priorities for its troubled Formula 1 car hint at what its Imola upgrade will look like and what it wants to emulate from the Red Bull – plus a decision it has to make very soon about its 2024 design
A wording quirk in Formula 1’s new sprint format regulations means two drivers will be barred from running in Q3 if they reach it in the sprint shootout qualifying session
Fourth on the grid actually flattered Carlos Sainz’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying performance given his messy session and huge gap to polesitting Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc. What happened?
It took a typically-enthralling lap from Charles Leclerc to end Red Bull’s early-2023 pole run. Mark Hughes takes a closer look at how Leclerc and Max Verstappen compared – and the implications for the races
Alpine is very excited about its Baku upgrades – but an exceptionally untidy Friday means it’s not seeing the fruits of its labour
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc secured a third consecutive Formula 1 pole position in Baku, outpacing Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez
Max Verstappen denied Charles Leclerc at the last second in the only Azerbaijan GP practice session, as Alpine suffered with reliability
Our F1 tech expert Gary Anderson analyses the big changes debuting on the McLaren MCL60 in the Azerbaijan GP weekend
