Azerbaijan GP

Valtteri Bottas believes getting a vital tow during his final qualifying lap was vital to hand him pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Max Verstappen says Honda’s first engine upgrade of the 2019 Formula 1 season will bring greater reliability over outright performance gains and duly backs the changes even if it leaves him expose to potential grid penalties later in the season.

The United States Grand Prix has topped a fans' vote for the best race of the 2018 Formula 1 season beating off the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in second place.

The promoter for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is keen to see the Formula 1 race return to a summertime slot on the calendar in 2019 after being brought forward to April this year.

Considering Max Verstappen’s start to the 2018 Formula 1 season as a disaster would be an overstatement but the Dutch driver failing to reach even minimum expectations is putting it lightly.

Red Bull and Honda have entered official negotiations into a potential deal to see the Japanese manufacturer become its power unit supplier from 2019.

Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting says no reports were made of debris on track before race leader Valtteri Bottas suffered a puncture to cruelly force him out.

Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko has warned against using team orders on its drivers but says there is blame on both sides in the crash between Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.

Romain Grosjean says he’s hurting after throwing away a potential podium shot for Haas after crashing behind the safety car in a freak incident.

Sergey Sirotkin will serve a three-place grid penalty at his next Formula 1 race after colliding with Sergio Perez during the opening lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in an incident which saw the Williams driver retire from the race.

Sebastian Vettel says he doesn’t regret risking his overtake for the lead on Valtteri Bottas which saw him ultimately drop off the podium at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix thanks to Ferrari’s superior pace in 2018.

Valtteri Bottas says he was completely unsighted when he ran over debris which wrecked his shot at victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Current Formula 1 world championship standings after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the fourth round of the 2018 F1 season at the Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan. 1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 70 points

Full race results for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the fourth round of the 2018 F1 season at the Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan. Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Full race classification

Romain Grosjean has landed a grid penalty for a gearbox change after his broke during qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

As Formula 1 prepares for the high winds for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, a number of drivers feel it could play a pivotal role in the race and provide an added challenges.

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.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has played down Bernie Ecclestone's jibe at Lewis Hamilton calling him “fed up” with Formula 1 by labelling the comments another “hand grenade”.

Click here for full qualifying results for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Click here for full qualifying results for the Azerbajian Grand Prix

Pierre Gasly says he was certain of crashing with Toro Rosso teammate Brendon Hartley in a scary near-miss during qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and felt he could “already see myself in the air”.

Click here for full qualifying results for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Click here for full qualifying results for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Full qualifying results for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the fourth round of the 2018 F1 season at the Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan. Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Full qualifying classification Q3