Azerbaijan GP
Date: Sunday, 15 September, 2024
Track: Baku City Circuit
♖ Kevin Magnussen received a two-point penalty on his super license, making 12 points and activating a one-race suspension.
♖ Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari a stunning home Italian Grand Prix victory after nursing his tyres on a bold one-stop strategy.
♖ Verstappen says Red Bull has turned the ‘most dominant car ever’ into a ‘monster.’
♖ Andrea Stella has accepted that McLaren will review whether Piastri’s driving adhered to racing rules.
♖ McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the team might consider prioritising Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri.
♖ Rumours about Aston Martin being Adrian Newey’s next destination have recently strengthened.
♖ Fernando Alonso stated, ‘More than just one man is needed to resolve Aston Martin’s problems.’
♖ Norris is Max Verstappen’s closest rival in the drivers’ championship.
♖ In allowing their drivers to fight, McLaren opened the door for Ferrari at the Italian GP.
♖ Christian Horner says Adrian Newey’s departure is not the reason behind Red Bull’s fall from grace.
♖ Valtteri Bottas was considered Sauber’s first choice to be retained, but that doesn’t appear to be a foregone conclusion.
♖ Following Franco Colapinto’s joining Williams, two Argentine sponsors support the team.
♖ Following a recent announcement that Ferrari’s sponsorship with Santander will end, the company has signed a new partnership with Italian-based banking group UniCredit.
♖ The FIA has cleared Mercedes and McLaren regarding the complaints issued about their flexi-wing.
♖ Lawrence Stroll indicates that he has encouraged Adrian Newey to join his team for years.
♖ Adrian Newey is expected to be confirmed at Aston Martin early next week.
♖ Christian Horner believes the balance issues their cars are experiencing are due to complexity.
♖ Kevin Magnussen needs clarification on why he was issued a two-point penalty, resulting in a one-race ban.
♖ Valtteri Bottas reported the new Williams driver, Franco Colapinto, hoping he’d be penalised for driving too slowly.
♖ Considering their current issues, Max Verstappen feels that winning the drivers’ and constructors’ championships is unrealistic.
♖ Is Lando Norris shortening Max Verstappen’s lead sufficiently to have earned team priority?
♖ Rumours linking Mercedes with Max Verstappen for 2026 have not gone away.
♖ George Russell has taken responsibility for his ‘misjudgement’ during the initial lap of the Italian Grand Prix.
♖ Christian Horner refuses to accept that Adrian Newey’s exit has resulted in Red Bull’s sudden downfall in F1 2024.
♖ Has Ferrari found the magic bullet, or was it strategy or brilliant driving by Charles Leclerc that ensured the victory at Monza?
♖ Inspired strategy gamble, a piece of Charles Leclerc genius or a sign of genuine progress that’s got Ferrari back on the same pace as its main Formula 1 rivals?
♖ Corinna Schumacher publicly confronted James Vowles for stating that her son, Mick Schumacher, was not ‘special.’
