FIA race director Michael Masi opted to red-flag the Azerbaijan Grand Prix because he feared the race wouldn’t be able to start again if he didn’t.When Lance Stroll suffered a tire failure and crashed on the pit straight on lap 30, the incident was covered by a Safety Car that...

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is unable to move its date to help ease travel issues for Formula 1 teams surrounding the following race in Turkey, amid ongoing uncertainty that the latter event will happen.F1 announced the Turkish Grand Prix as Canada’s replacement only last month following the cancellation of the...

Three more races have been officially cancelled in 2020 as Formula 1 looks to finalize its calendar, with Japan, Singapore and Azerbaijan not hosting rounds this year.The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on sporting events globally, with F1 having to rethink its original calendar due to the logistics...

The disruptions caused by current shutdowns reach into every corner of the racing industry. RACER.com is sharing stories of how different entities in the sport are tackling these unprecedented challenges in a special series called The Lockdown Diaries.At this stage it feels like with each passing week brings another host...

Formula 1’s race promoters are attempting to avoid a repeat of the last-minute Australian Grand Prix cancellation that was an “absolute disaster”.That's the view of Baku City Circuit’s executive director Arif Rahimov, who yesterday announced that the Azerbaijan Grand Prix will be postponed, leaving the Canadian Grand Prix on June...

The organizers of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix are still going to try and find a new date in 2020 after postponing the original race date of June 7.Baku was the first confirmed race on the calendar after the cancellation of the Monaco Grand Prix last week, with all rounds prior...

Lando Norris insists he had no problem giving up points to team-mate Carlos Sainz despite losing a position due to a late pit stop in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.The rookie had started ahead of Sainz after the Spaniard was hampered by yellow flags during qualifying in Baku, and led his...

Charles Leclerc backed off during the second stint during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and insists he is happy with the strategy Ferrari put him on.A crash in qualifying limited Leclerc to eighth on the grid and on the medium compound tire while the rest of the frontrunners started on softs....

Mercedes allowed its drivers to race for victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix right up until the checkered flag, Toto Wolff insists.Valtteri Bottas held off an attack from Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap in Baku and the two were then closely matched for the majority of the race, with...

Red Bull Racing’s Pierre Gasly will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pit lane after failing to stop for a mandatory weight check during practice.The Frenchman was called to the weighbridge as he returned to his garage at the end of FP2, but instead drove past the scrutineers and...