Formula 2 - Azerbaijan - Sprint Race - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - AZERBAIJAN - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS

1. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 15 Points + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

2. Nyck de Vries / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands / + 12 Points

3. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada / + 10 Points

4. Lando Norris / Carlin / Great Britain / + 8 Points

5. Arjun Maini / Trident / India / + 6 Points

6. Santino Ferrucci / Trident / USA / + 4 Points

7. Roberto Merhi / MP Motorsport / Spain / + 2 Points

8. Ralph Boschung / MP Motorsport / Switzerland / + 1 Point

9. Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan

10. Louis Deletraz / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland

11. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

12. Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan

13. Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand

14. Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy

15. Maximilian Gunther / BWT Arden / Germany / DNF / Plastic Bag-Car Damage

RETIRED - Sean Gelael / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia / Crash

RETIRED - Roy Nissany / Campos Vexatec Racing / Israel / Accident

RETIRED - Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / Engine

DID NOT START - Antonio Fuoco / Charouz Racing System / Italy / Electrical 

DISQUALIFIED - Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil**

* - Notes Gunther finished at least 90% of the race distance and was qualified as finishing the race despite his retirement.

** - Notes Sette Camara, who originally finished 2nd, was disqualified from the final race results after not being able to provide a proper fuel sample post-race.

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Formula 2 - Azerbaijan - Feature Race - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - AZERBAIJAN - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS

1. Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand / + 25 Points + 4 Points (Pole)

2. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 18 Points

3. Antonio Fuoco / Charouz Racing System / Italy / + 15 Points + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

4. Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil / + 12 Points

5. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada / + 10 Points

6. Lando Norris / Carlin / Great Britain / + 8 Points

7. Ralph Boschung / MP Motorsport / Switzerland / + 6 Points

8. Roberto Merhi / MP Motorsport / Spain / + 4 Points

9. Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan / + 2 Points

10. Sean Gelael / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia / + 1 Point

11. Santino Ferrucci / Trident / USA

12. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

13. Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan

RETIRED - Nyck de Vries / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands / Accident

RETIRED - Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / Engine

RETIRED - Roy Nissany / Campos Vexatec Racing / Israel / Crash

RETIRED - Arjun Maini / Trident / India / Engine

RETIRED - Maximilian Gunther / BWT Arden / Germany / Suspension Damage

RETIRED - Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy / Crash

RETIRED - Louis Deletraz / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland / Car Damage

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Formula 2 - Azerbaijan - Qualifying - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - AZERBAIJAN - QUALIFYING - RESULTS

1. Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand

2. Lando Norris / Carlin / Great Britain

3. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

4. Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy

5. Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil

6. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

7. Arjun Maini / Trident / India

8. Nyck de Vries / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands

9. Ralph Boschung / MP Motorsport / Switzerland

10. Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan

11. Roberto Merhi / MP Motorsport / Spain

12. Antonio Fuoco / Charouz Racing System / Italy

13. Louis Deletraz / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland

14. Sean Gelael / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia

15. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia

16. Roy Nissany / Campos Vexatec Racing / Israel

DISQUALIFIED - Maximilian Gunther / BWT Arden / Germany*

DISQUALIFIED - Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan*

DISQUALIFIED - Santino Ferrucci / Trident / USA**

DISQUALIFIED - Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada***

* - (Gunther & Fukuzumi) BWT Arden had both drivers disqualified after the team had over the 12 allowed personnel associating with the operation of the vehicles 

** - (Ferrucci) Disqualified from Qualifying for failing to adhere to the minimum tyre pressure

*** - (Latifi) Disqualified for not setting a time within the 107% regulation. 

Note: All 4 drivers have been given permission to race.

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Formula 2 - Azerbaijan - Free Practice - TIMES

FORMULA 2 - AZERBAIJAN - FREE PRACTICE - TIMES

1. Sergio Sette Camara - 1:57.136 / Carlin / Brazil

2. Luca Ghiotto - 1:57.208 / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy

3. Ralph Boschung - 1:57.629 / MP Motorsport / Switzerland

4. Alexander Albon - 1:57.944 / DAMS / Thailand

5. George Russell - 1:57.962 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

6. Lando Norris - 1:57.976 / Carlin / Great Britain

7. Tadasuke Makino - 1:57.997 / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan

8. Antonio Fuoco - 1:58.385 / Charouz Racing System / Italy

9. Arjun Maini - 1:58.431 / Trident / India

10. Nirei Fukuzumi - 1:58.714 / BWT Arden / Japan

11. Sean Gelael - 1:58.778 / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia

12. Roy Nissany - 1:59.081 / Campos Vexatec Racing / Israel

13. Maximilian Gunther - 1:59.327 / BWT Arden / Germany

14. Santino Ferrucci - 1:59.525 / Trident / USA

15. Jack Aitken - 1:59.653 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

16. Nicholas Latifi - 1:59.767 / DAMS / Canada

17. Nyck de Vries - 2:00.735 / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands

18. Louis Deletraz - 2:01.075 / Charou Racing System / Switzerland

19. Roberto Merhi - 2:01.816 / MP Motorsport / Spain

20. Artem Markelov - 2:26.820 / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia

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Azerbaijan GP: Circuit Preview

AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2018 - CIRCUIT PREVIEW

Name: Baku City Circuit

Location: Azadliq Square, Baku, Azerbaijan

Opened: 2016

Length: 3.73 Miles

Capacity: 18,500

Runs: Anti-Clockwise

Turns: 20

Race Laps: 51

2017 RACE STATS:

Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton

1st Place: Daniel Ricciardo

2nd Place: Valtteri Bottas

3rd Place: Lance Stroll

Retirements: Jolyon Palmer (Engine), Daniil Kvyat (Electrical), Max Verstappen (Oil Pressure), Nico Hulkenberg (Accident), Felipe Massa (Suspension), Sergio Perez (Steering) & Kimi Raikkonen (Oil Leak)*

* - Notes Raikkonen retired from the race but had completed at least 90% of the race distance and qualified as finished.

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Azerbaijan GP: Track Schedule

AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2018 - TRACK SCHEDULE 

April 26th / Thursday

14:00 - 15:30 - Pit-Lane Walk (PUBLIC) (4-Day-Ticket-Holders only)

15:00 - 16:00 - Press Conference (Located in the Press Room)

18:05 - 18:30 - Pit-Lane Walk (F1 Experience - F1 Experience Guests Only)

18:35 - 19:05 - Truck Tour (F1 Experience - F1 Experience Guests Only)

April 27th / Friday

11:55 - 12:25 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

11:55 - 12:45 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

13:00 - 14:30 - Free Practice #1

15:40 - 16:45 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

15:40 - 16:10 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

17:00 - 18:30 - Free Practice #2

18:45 - 19:30 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

April 28th / Saturday

10:05 - 10:35 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

11:00 - 11:30 - Team Pit-Stop Practice

14:00 - 15:00 - Free Practice #3

15:05 - 16:40 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

15:50 - 16:20 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

17:00 - 18:00 - Qualifying

18:30 - 19:00 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

April 29th / Sunday

11:25 - 12:35 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

11:35 - 12:05 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

14:10 - 15:10 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

14:30 - 15:00 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

14:40 - 15:10 - Drivers Track Parade

15:56 - 15:58 - National Anthem

16:10 - 18:00 - Race

* - Subject to change

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Azerbaijan GP: Race - Re-Cap & Results

AZERBAIJAN GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Daniel Ricciardo took his first win of the season after an eventful Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver battled his way through the order after debris in his brake duct put him at the back of the field early in the race.

    He was joined on the podium by Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas, the Mercedes driver snatching second as the pair took the chequered flag.

    Both Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel pitted from the lead of the race after colliding on track, and finished just outside the podium positions.

    Safety cars and red flags disrupted the action on multiple occasions, often to clear debris from the track. One such safety car led to controversy when Vettel hit the back of Hamilton’s Mercedes. Vettel clamed Hamilton brake tested him, but telemetry later showed this wasn’t the case. Vettel pulled up alongside Hamilton to vent his anger, and the two drivers’ wheels touched.

    Stewards investigated the issue, and deemed Vettel to have driven dangerously. He was handed a ten second stop go penalty for the incident.

    Before the penalty was decided on, the race was red flagged so marshals could clear debris, and everyone returned to the pits.

    Hamilton got a good start on the restart, but had to return to the pits because his headrest was loose and needed to be secured. The late pit stop dropped him down the order.

    Vettel pitted to serve his penalty on the following lap, emerging from the pits just ahead of Hamilton.

    At the front of the field, Ricciardo was leading. The Australian had climbed up to fifth by the time the red flags were brought out. On the restart, Ricciardo overtook both Williams drivers with one move to take third, behind Vettel.

    Once in the lead, Ricciardo was untroubled by Stroll in second. Stroll also had a big gap to those behind him, but that wouldn’t last.

    Like Ricciardo, Bottas had had a difficult start to the race. The Mercedes driver collided with Kimi Raikkonen on the opening lap and was forced to pit for a new front wing. Over the course of the race, Bottas slowly moved up through the field. A move past Kevin Magnussen in the final stages of the race put him in third, but he was more than five seconds behind Stroll.

    Bottas flew once he was past Magnussen. He spent the final laps cutting down the gap, and was just close enough to snatch second from the rookie in the final second.

    Esteban Ocon crossed the line behind Vettel and Hamilton.

    Force India looked set for a strong result at the midpoint. Whilst Vettel and Hamilton were colliding, Sergio Perez and Ocon were right behind. But the two Force India’s collided when one clipped a kerb. Both came into the pits, and the team wheeled Perez into the garage ready for retirement. But he was able to rejoin the race after the red flags.

    Ocon was able to get back out with fresh tyres to finish sixth.

    The Force India collision also ruined Raikkonen’s race.

    After the contact with Bottas at the start of the race, Raikkonen had dropped down the order. He’d enjoyed a strong recovery and was inside the top ten when the Force India’s collided. He ran over the debris from the incident, puncturing his tyre. On his drive back to the pits, he damaged the floor of his car and looked forced to retire.

    Like Perez, he was able to rejoin the race after the red flag stoppage. Both Perez and Raikkonen later retired from the race.

    The pair joined five other retirees.

    Jolyon Palmer was the first man to exit the race. The Renault driver had little running all weekend, and was forced to start from the pit lane as he couldn’t qualify on Saturday. He slowed on track and tried to return to the pits, only to stop in the pit lane.

    Daniil Kvyat was the next retiree, stopping on track when his car shut down. The Red Bull was cleared under red flags, unlike Max Verstappen’s car. Verstappen was battling with Sergio Perez early in the race when his engine failed and he stopped on track, bringing out the safety car.

    Nico Hulkenberg was sent into the run off after clipping the wall and damaging his front wheel, before Felipe Massa retired late in the race with a broken damper.

    Behind Ocon came Magnussen, Carlos Sainz, and Fernando Alonso.

    Having started 19th, Alonso started the race battling with the Sauber drivers. As the race progressed, though, Alonso moved up through the field and was running as high as fifth in the final stages of the race. His tyres began to fail and he fell back to ninth. The team briefly considered pitting for new tyres, but decided against it.

    Pascal Wehrlein took 10th ahead of Marcus Ericsson and Stoffel Vandoorne.

    Vettel extended his lead over Hamilton to 14 points. Hamilton’s gap to team-mate Valtteri is now only 28 points.

RESULTS:

1. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia / + 25 Points
2. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / + 18 Points
3. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada / + 15 Points
4. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 12 Points
5. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 10 Points
6. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France / + 8 Points
7. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark / + 6 Points
8. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain / + 4 Points
9. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain / + 2 Points
10. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany / + 1 Point
11. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
12. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium
13. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France /

RETIRED - Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / Debris Damage
RETIRED - Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / Broken Seat
RETIRED - Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / Dampers
RETIRED - Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany / Collision
RETIRED - Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / Engine
RETIRED - Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia / Mechanical Issue
RETIRED - Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain / Mechanical Issue

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Formula 2 - AZERBAIJAN - Sprint Race - Results

FORMULA 2 - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS - AZERBAIJAN

1. Norman Nato / Pertamina Arden / France / + 15 Points 

2. Charles Leclerc / PREMA Racing / Monaco / + 12 Points + 2 Points (FL)*

3. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada / + 10 Points

4. Sergey Sirotkin / ART Grand Prix / Russia / + 8 Points**

5. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / + 6 Points

6. Nobuharu Matsushita / ART Grand Prix / Japan / + 4 Points

7. Luca Ghiotto / RUSSIAN TIME / Italy / + 2 Points

8. Ralph Boschung / Campos Racing / Switzerland / + 1 Point

9. Sergio Sette Camara / MP Motorsport / Brazil

10. Sean Gelael / Pertamina Arden / Indonesia

11. Robert Visoiu / Campos Racing / Romania

12. Antonio Fuoco / PREMA Racing / Italy

13. Gustav Malja / Racing Engineering / Sweden

14. Johnny Cecotto / Rapax / Venezuela

15. Sergio Canamasas / Trident / Spain

16. Louis Deletraz / Racing Engineering / Switzerland

17. Nabil Jeffri / Trident / Malaysia

RETIRED - Nyck de Vries / Rapax / Netherlands / Accident

RETIRED - Oliver Rowland / DAMS / Great Britain / Gearbox

DISQUALIFIED - Jordan King / MP Motorsport / Great Britain / Tyre pressure infringement 

* - Notes Leclerc finished the race in first but was given a 10-Second-Time-Penalty for failing to slow under yellow flags

** - Notes Sergey Sirotkin is replacing injured Alexander Albon during the Azerbaijan GP Weekend.

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Azerbaijan GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

AZERBAIJAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for this year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Jolyon Palmer missed the session entirely after his engine fire in the final practice session just hours earlier. Both McLaren's have racked up a total of 75 grid penalties and Daniel Ricciardo crashed out of Q3 due to driver error, causing red flags in the final minutes of the session.

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

3. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

4. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

5. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

6. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

7. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

8. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

9. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

10. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

11. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

12. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

13. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

14. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

15. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain*

16. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

17. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

18. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium**

19. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain***

20. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain****

* - (Sainz) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for collision with Massa in Canada

** - (Vandoorne) 35-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

*** - (Alonso) 40-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

**** - (Palmer) DNQ - Starting last 

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Azerbaijan GP: Free Practice #3 - Re-Cap & Times

AZERBAIJAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    It was Valtteri Bottas who took the top spot in the final practice session of the weekend. The Mercedes driver set a 1:42.742, just ahead of Kimi Raikkonen in the Ferrari. Raikkonen's time was a 1:42.837. Hamilton, Ricciardo and Ocon completed the top 5.

    Jolyon Palmer had another session to forget when his car caught on fire and he was forced to stop and jump out of the Renault. Due to the engine fire, Palmer ended up missing qualifying and will be starting last on the grid. His team-mate, Hulkenberg, finished the session in 11th with a 1:44.312.

    Minor complications for Sebastian Vettel, who was told to pit during the session with "Issues". It was later confirmed by the Ferrari team that they were investigating his water system. Vettel ended in 12th with a 1:44.344.

    Another good session for Force India with both cars in the top 10 and Ocon setting the 5th quickest time with a 1:43.344. Ocon reported one of his mirrors feeling loose but other than that had a trouble free session. Perez finished in 10th with a 1:44.138.

    Max Verstappen reported a possible issue with his engine just awhile before his clutch failed and everything in his Red Bull suddenly switched off. This ended his session but despite that, he had still been able to hold on to the 6th fastest time with a 1:43.614. Meanwhile, Ricciardo, was 4th fastest with a 1:43.287.

TIMES:

1. Valtteri Bottas - 1:42.742 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:42.837 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:43.158 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

4. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:43.287 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

5. Esteban Ocon - 1:43.344 / Force India-Mercedes / France

6. Max Verstappen - 1:43.614 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

7. Felipe Massa - 1:43.738 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

8. Daniil Kvyat - 1:43.908 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

9. Lance Stroll - 1:44.040 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

10. Sergio Perez - 1:44.138 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:44.312 / Renault-Renault / Germany

12. Sebastian Vettel - 1:44.344 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

13. Carlos Sainz - 1:44.401 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

14. Fernando Alonso - 1:44.741 / McLaren-Honda / Spain

15. Kevin Magnussen - 1:44.926 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

16. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:45.143 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

17. Romain Grosjean - 1:45.491 / Haas-Ferrari / France

18. Marcus Ericsson - 1:45.645 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

19. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:45.722 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

20. Jolyon Palmer - 1:53.040 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

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Formula 2 - AZERBAIJAN - Feature Race - Results

FORMULA 2 - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS - AZERBAIJAN

1. Charles Leclerc / PREMA Racing / Monaco / + 25 Points + 4 Points (Pole) + 2 Points (FL)

2. Nyck de Vries / Rapax / Netherlands / + 18 Points

3. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada / + 15 Points

4. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / + 12 Points

5. Norman Nato / Pertamina Arden / France / + 10 Points

6. Jordan King / MP Motorsport / Great Britain / + 8 Points

7. Oliver Rowland / DAMS / Great Britain / + 6 Points*

8. Ralph Boschung / Campos Racing / Switzerland / + 4 Points

9. Sergio Canamasas / Trident / Spain / + 2 Points

10. Sergey Sirotkin / ART Grand Prix / Russia / + 1 Point** (Crash - QAF)***

11. Gustav Malja / Racing Engineering / Sweden / (Collision - QAF)***

12. Nobuharu Matsushita / ART Grand Prix / Japan 

13. Sergio Sette Camara / MP Motorsport / Brazil

14. Sean Gelael / Pertamina Arden / Indonesia / (Crash - QAF)***

15. Robert Visoiu / Campos Racing / Romania

16. Luca Ghiotto / RUSSIAN TIME / Italy

RETIRED - Louis Deletraz / Racing Engineering / Switzerland / Crash

RETIRED - Nabil Jeffri / Trident / Malaysia / Crash

RETIRED - Antonio Fuoco / PREMA Racing / Italy / Collision

RETIRED - Johnny Cecotto / Rapax / Venezuela / Crash

* - Notes Rowland originally finished 4th and was given a time penalty for failing to slow under yellow flags.

** - Notes Sergey Sirotkin is replacing injured Alexander Albon during the Azerbaijan GP Weekend.

*** - Notes Sirotkin, Malja and Gelael all crashed or collided near the end of the race but were qualified as finished.

NOTE: Race ended on lap 25, following red flag conditions due to Gelael's crash at Turn 8.

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Azerbaijan GP: Free Practice #2 - Re-Cap & Times

AZERBAIJAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Red Bull’s Max Verstappen topped the times in the second free practice, before hitting the barriers in the final seconds of the session.

    Verstappen had enjoyed a relatively trouble free 90 minutes, setting a time a tenth of a second faster than Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas. 30 seconds before the chequered flag, he locked up and lost control of the rear of his Red Bull, spinning into the barriers and ending the session.

    Verstappen wasn’t the only one locking up on the narrow Baku street circuit. Almost every driver ran wide at various points on track, making use of the escape roads. The abundance of yellow flags so drivers could reverse back onto track made it difficult for many drivers to get a clean lap, mixing up the final order.

    Daniil Kvyat was the first driver to hit the barriers. The Toro Rosso driver was able to continue without too much damage to the car, but he did tear away the advertising attached to the wall. A virtual safety car was launched so marshals could clear the damage.

    Two drivers ended the session with their cars stopping on track. The first was Jolyon Palmer, who ran nose first into a wall. He couldn’t get moving again, and red flags were waved so the Renault could be cleared. The second was Fernando Alonso. Running an updated spec engine, Alonso made it all the way to the closing stages of the session before his McLaren-Honda slowed to a stop. He told the team over the radio it was an engine problem, but it was later found to be an engine failure.

    Once again, brakes proved a problem for Haas. Romain Grosjean spent the early part of the practice saying that he couldn’t drive with his brakes in the condition they were. He ran wide on multiple occasions and returned to the pits to have the brake material changed. He ended the session slowest.

    At the front of the field, Bottas took second fastest, just ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo. Ferrari could only manage fourth and fifth fastest, with Kimi Raikkonen beating Sebastien Vettel.

    Fresh from taking the first F1 points of his career, Lance Stroll took fifth fastest, whilst Felipe Massa could only manage P11.

    After his heavy crash in the first free practice session, Sergio Perez was out in the opening 10 minutes of FP2. He went on to take sixth fastest, ahead of Daniil Kvyat and Esteban Ocon. Lewis Hamilton rounded off the top 10.

TIMES:

1. Max Verstappen - 1:43.362 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
2. Valtteri Bottas - 1:43.462 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:43.473 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia
4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:43.489 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
5. Sebastian Vettel - 1:43.615 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
6. Lance Stroll - 1:44.113 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
7. Sergio Perez - 1:44.306 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
8. Daniil Kvyat - 1:44.321 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia
9. Esteban Ocon - 1:44.484 / Force India-Mercedes / France
10. Lewis Hamilton - 1:44.525 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
11. Felipe Massa - 1:44.609 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
12. Fernando Alonso - 1:45.515 / McLaren-Honda / Spain
13. Carlos Sainz - 1:45.733 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain
14. Kevin Magnussen - 1:45.831 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
15. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:46.003 / Renault-Renault / Germany
16. Jolyon Palmer - 1:46.061 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain
17. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:46.174 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium
18. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:47.150 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany
19. Marcus Ericsson - 1:47.347 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
20. Romain Grosjean - 1:47.722 / Haas-Ferrari / France

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Formula 2 - AZERBAIJAN - Qualifying - Results

FORMULA 2 - QUALIFYING - RESULTS - AZERBAIJAN

1. Charles Leclerc / PREMA Racing / Monaco

2. Nobuharu Matsushita / ART Grand Prix / Japan

3. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada

4. Nyck de Vries / Rapax / Netherlands

5. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia

6. Antonio Fuoco / PREMA Racing / Italy

7. Johnny Cecotto / Rapax / Venezuela

8. Sergio Canamasas / Trident / Spain

9. Oliver Rowland / DAMS / Great Britain

10. Robert Visoiu / Campos Racing / Romania

11. Sergio Sette Camara / MP Motorsport / Brazil

12. Norman Nato / Pertamina Arden / France

13. Sean Gelael / Pertamina Arden / Indonesia

14. Gustav Malja / Racing Engineering / Sweden

15. Jordan King / MP Motorsport / Great Britain

16. Ralph Boschung / Campos Racing / Switzerland

17. Sergey Sirotkin / ART Grand Prix / Russia*

18. Louis Deletraz / Racing Engineering / Switzerland

19. Nabil Jeffri / Trident / Malaysia

DNQ - Luca Ghiotto / RUSSIAN TIME / Italy / Crash

* - Notes Sergey Sirotkin is replacing injured Alexander Albon during the Azerbaijan GP Weekend. 

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Azerbaijan GP: Free Practice #1 - Re-Cap & Times

AZERBAIJAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Red Bull topped the time sheet in the first practice session of the weekend. Max Verstappen took the top spot after he clocked a 1:44.410. He was followed closely by team-mate, Ricciardo, who put in a 1:44.880. Vettel, Perez and Hamilton were the other drivers in the top five.

    While Perez was 4th quickest, his session ended with a heavy crash at Turn 8. He clipped the barriers heading towards Turn 9 but managed to stop the car and avoid a second heavy impact. While Perez was fine and able to climb out unscathed, the car had plenty of damage. One of the rear wheels had broken off completely with the wheel-rod still intact. The session was red flagged as the marshals removed the car and had a bit of trouble doing so, trying to maneuver the Force India around the tight spaces of the circuit. His team-mate, Ocon, finished in 7th with a 1:45.752

    While there were no major mechanical issues, both Marcus Ericsson and Lance Stroll reported minor problems with their cars. Ericsson reported a loss of power coming out of a certain corner and Stroll reported brake issues early on in the session. Stroll, who claimed his first points at his home race in Canada, finished in 11th with a 1:46.649. Ericsson finished down in last place, just behind his team-mate, with a 1:49.937.

    Both McLaren drivers are set to take multiple grid penalties for Sunday's race after it was reported that both Alonso and Vandoorne had multiple power element changes and that more are planned to take place over the rest of the weekend as well.

TIMES:

1. Max Verstappen - 1:44.410 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

2. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:44.880 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:44.967 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

4. Sergio Perez - 1:45.398 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

5. Lewis Hamilton - 1:45.497 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

6. Valtteri Bottas - 1:45.737 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

7. Esteban Ocon - 1:45.752 / Force India-Mercedes / France

8. Felipe Massa - 1:45.968 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

9. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:46.000 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

10. Daniil Kvyat - 1:46.617 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

11. Lance Stroll - 1:46.649 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

12. Kevin Magnussen - 1:46.721 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

13. Romain Grosjean - 1:46.837 / Haas-Ferrari / France

14. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:47.217 / Renault-Renault / Germany

15. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:47.446 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

16. Carlos Sainz - 1:47.501 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

17. Fernando Alonso - 1:47.551 / McLaren-Honda / Spain

18. Jolyon Palmer - 1:48.525 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

19. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:49.048 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

20. Marcus Ericsson - 1:49.937 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

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