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F1 Azerbaijan GP - Driver Ratings
Looking back on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend following another barnstormer in Baku, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith puts together his driver ratings. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - 7

F1 Paddock Notebook - Azerbaijan GP Sunday
- Lewis Hamilton's victory in Baku on Sunday broke his longest F1 win drought since the start of 2016 when then-Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg took seven straight wins. Hamilton's most recent victory before today came six races ago at the United States Grand Prix.

F1 Race Analysis: How Hamilton grabbed a priceless Baku win
When it came to putting together this race analysis, I was left wracking my brain to think of a Formula 1 victory that had been as unlikely for Lewis Hamilton as his Baku success on Sunday.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Azerbaijan GP Saturday
Recapping some added news and notes from Baku after F1 qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.
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F1 Qualifying Analysis: How costly will Kimi’s Q3 error prove to be for Ferrari?
“There are always reasons behind everything in life, but we don't need to talk about those.”

Kate Walker: Has Lewis Hamilton lost the F1 title already?
At the end of pre-season testing in Barcelona, the smart money was on another constructors’ championship for Mercedes.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Azerbaijan GP Friday
Rounding up all the odds and ends from the opening day of track action at the Baku City Circuit, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his Paddock Notebook.

Tech: What's happening with F1's exhaust blown rear wings?
Another year in F1, another exhaust blowing debacle.
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F1 Paddock Notebook - Azerbaijan GP Thursday
Rounding up all the odds and ends from media day at the Baku City Circuit, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his Paddock Notebook.

Five things to look out for in the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Will the Silver Arrows finally strike gold in 2018?

When is the Formula 1 Azerbaijan GP and how can I watch it?
With three races now in the books, Formula 1 begins its journey back from Asia towards its European heartland with a stop in Baku this weekend for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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F1 Race Analysis: How Daniel Ricciardo stole the Chinese GP
“Holy testicle Tuesday!”

F1 Paddock Notebook - Chinese GP Sunday
With the final paddock round-up from Shanghai, Michael Lamonato brings you all the raceday news items you may have missed.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Chinese GP Saturday
Tidying up all the odds and ends from the Shanghai paddock after qualifying on Saturday, Michael Lamonato brings you his end-of-day notebook.

F1 Qualifying Analysis: Ferrari already out of reach in China?
As Lewis Hamilton completed his post-qualifying interviews in Shanghai on Saturday, it was impossible not to hear the disappointment in the voice of the defending Formula 1 world champion.
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Technical: How F1's 2018 development race is unfolding
For the second round of the 2018 Formula 1 world championship the circus travelled to Bahrain with the Sakhir International Circuit presenting a very different challenge to Albert Park.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Chinese GP Friday
Tidying up all the added news from practice day in Shanghai, Michael Lamonato brings you his notebook from the paddock.

Kate Walker: The story behind F1's gender pay gap
In recent weeks, #PayMeToo has gained traction following the mandatory publication of the gender pay gap differential in UK-based companies with more than 250 employees.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Chinese GP Thursday
– Pirelli has brought an unusual staggered tyre selection to China, bringing the ultrasoft, soft and medium compounds, skipping the supersoft. Esteban Ocon believes that will create a great deal of strategy drama and even more overtaking than in Bahrain.
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F1 Bahrain GP - Driver Ratings
Looking back on the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend and the second race of the new Formula 1 season, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith puts together his driver ratings. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - 7

F1 Paddock Notebook - Bahrain GP Saturday
Recapping all the additional stories and nuggets of news on a busy day in Bahrain, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his Paddock Notebook.

F1 Qualifying Analysis: How Toro Rosso surprised everyone - including itself
Pierre Gasly may have joked on Thursday that he wouldn't be shaving his beard until the end of the Formula 1 season in the hope it would bring him good luck, yet after his display in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, you wouldn't blame him for thinking it had worked.

Technical: Is Haas just a copycat of Ferrari?
Of all the teams to cause a Formula 1 controversy, who would have thought it would be Haas? That’s because their technical relationship with Ferrari was always going to come into question should their performance levels increase as has been clear at the start of the 2018 campaign.
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