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Williams delivered a notable upgrade package to the Baku City Circuit – two new chassis, a weight‑saving programme and a revised aerodynamic setup – yet the team earned only a single point. Upgrade Highlights Chief engineer James Vowles praised the factory’s relentless effort to stack new chassis designs, remove excess mass and tune aero elements […]

Franco Colapinto will start the Malaysian Grand Prix from the eighth position after stewards handed him a five‑place grid drop for the collision that erupted at the Baku restart. Chaos at Baku’s first corner When the safety car pulled in after Alexander Albon’s mid‑race crash, Colapinto braked late inside Turn 1, over‑steer onto Pierre Gasly’s Alpine […]

“Alpine F1’s loss of a potential double‑points finish at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix stemmed from a single, catastrophic error by Franco Colapinto,” wrote the headline statement. Briatore, the team’s chief executive, bared his frustration with the front‑row blockage at the 36th‑lap restart, blaming the locked front tyres that sent the adjacent Alpine cars into the gravel. […]

A restart failure at the Baku Circuit forced Alpine to abandon 13 championship points, felling the team’s entire midfield trio from the running. Restart chaos costs Alpine 13 points When the safety‑car period ended after Alexander Albon’s crash, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and teammate Franco Colapinto were positioned seventh and tenth. A sudden lock‑up by Colapinto […]

1997 Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve blasted Oscar Piastri’s double lock‑up at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a rookie mistake. Villeneuve’s Sharp Assessment The 1997 champion’s words were recorded during Sky Sports’ live commentary, where he noted Piastri was “looking in his mirrors and just completely missed.” Villeneuve explained that while trying to deflect Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar on the main […]

Franco Colapinto’s Baku Blunder and Apology Alpine’s Franco Colapinto apologised after a hard‑front tyre lock‑up sent Pierre Gasly and McLaren’s Lando Norris off the Baku track during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Incident Details On the 36‑th restart of the race, Colapinto slid onto the low‑grip inside line before Turn 1 with a cold front tyre. The brake lock caused him […]

Fernando Alonso, fighting a Honda power deficit, said on Saturday: “Try to finish the race, make no mistakes like I did today, and don’t crash the car. We are fighting for not many important places, so it’s important to keep the car alive for the triple‑header.” Starter‑Line Struggles Keep Aston Martin Behind the Pack In […]