Part of the ever-popular 24 Heures Camions event, which also features races for the British and national championships, thousands of fans will watch the Goodyear FIA ETRC stars fight for on-track supremacy and vital points with Norbert Kiss in touching distance of becoming European champion for a record-extending eighth time. But while Hungarian hero Kiss […]

Heavy rain swept across Fuji Speedway ahead of the scheduled start of the LMGT3 qualifying session, which began on time but was red-flagged after François Heriau went off in his #21 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari. The decision was then taken to cancel the remaining qualifying sessions due to the forecast of heavier rain and fog […]

George Russell secured his third victory of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship season with a hard-fought win in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, holding off Max Verstappen by just 0.196 seconds after a late-race battle around the Baku City Circuit. The Mercedes driver converted pole position into victory despite two closely linked Safety Car […]

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)3 – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull Racing)   TRACK INTERVIEWS  (Conducted by Timo Glock)    Q: George, we see that big smile back on your face. That tells it all. I mean, it looked like an easy Saturday drive through Baku, but it got really spicy at the end. […]

Needing 15 points from Race 1 to bank Goodyear FIA ETRC title glory, Kiss put top honours beyond doubt by finishing in a fine first place ahead of Jochen Hahn and Steffi Halm. Bradley Smith hit back from a frustrating recent run of results to claim Chrome honours in Race 1, while John Newell rebounded […]

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in Free Practice 3 for the 2026 FIA Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix, denying George Russell a clean sweep of the practice sessions at the Baku City Circuit The Red Bull driver posted a 1:43.922 in the closing stages of the hour-long session to finish 0.099s clear of Russell, […]

George Russell claimed his fifth pole position of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship with a commanding performance in Qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.837s. What initially looked like a four-team battle between Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull ultimately became a one-man show in Q3, as Russell […]

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 3 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)  PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Alex Brundle)  Q: George Russell, an absolutely thrilling lap. A gap of eight tenths of a second. Mr Saturday returns on Friday. That was a pretty special one, wasn’t it? George RUSSELL: Yeah, it’s been a while. It’s been […]

George Russell set the pace in a disrupted opening Free Practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver edging Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.4s around the Baku City Circuit. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli had earlier set the benchmark but saw his session cut short when […]

George Russell completed a Friday clean sweep at the Baku City Circuit as he set the pace in Free Practice 2 for the 2026 FIA Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix, leading Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli in a session disrupted by a red flag for Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad. Russell’s best lap of 1:43.347s put […]

Mattia BINOTTO (Audi), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas), Laurent MEKIES (Red Bull Racing) Q: Laurent, if we could perhaps start with you and Isack Hadjar, who’s had a very good week. Not only is he back in the cockpit here in Baku, he has also got a new contract for 2027 as well. Let’s talk about the […]