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2024 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Highlights
Introduction
Oscar Piastri claimed victory at the end of a captivating 2024 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, narrowly beating Charles Leclerc to the chequered flag in a race-long, multi-car battle on the streets of Baku, as Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz dramatically crashed out late on.
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Piastri trailed pole-sitter Leclerc in the early stages of the 51-lap encounter but overhauled him shortly after the front-runners’ sole pit stop phase, with Perez – and eventually Sainz – joining them to make it a tense, four-way scrap for honours.
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F1: Leclerc takes blame for poor defence
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Jan Brabec retiring from racing after 2025 Dakar Rally
After thirty-three years of racing, Jan Brabec will call it a career following the 2025 Dakar Rally. The 41-year-old plans to stay involved with the sport afterwards by turning his Strojrent Racing into a rider development and support programme.
“For me, this is pretty big news, and those who know me know that I don’t usually record videos,” began Brabec in a video posted to his social media on Sunday. “But now, I wanted to put this out there a little bit.
“With this eighth Dakar, I plan to end my racing career, which has lasted 33 years. Let’s move on and leave racing to the younger guys.
“But as for me, I don’t want to completely step away from the world of racing—I just won’t be physically holding the handlebars anymore. Instead, I want to run my own rally support team.
“Strojrent Racing will be a team supporting riders who want to make it to the Dakar Rally, whether they’re qualified or not. I’ll be taking care of their training, both on the bike and in navigation, that’s how it will be.
F1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race team notes - McLaren
Oscar's performance throughout the race was exceptional, and to take the lead in the way that he did is proof of what a special driver he is.
F1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race team notes - Red Bull
A disappointing end to the race and a very unlucky one for Checo.
F1: Four drivers given warnings by Baku stewards
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F1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race team notes - Williams
We are looking forward to going to Singapore where we hope to bring the next upgrade to the car.
F1: No further action over Perez/Sainz clash
The Baku stewards have decided to take no further action over today's incident involving Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz as they battled for second.
F1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Driver Tyre Strategies
Details of each driver's tyre strategy during the Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
F1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race team notes - Pirelli
Running in traffic made life complicated in terms of tyre management, but that is pretty much inevitable with the current aerodynamic configuration of these cars.
F1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race team notes - RB
This wasn't the weekend we were hoping for.
F1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race team notes - Ferrari
We leave Baku with a result below expectations but it was good to see that as in Monza we were fighting with McLaren and we were competitive.
F1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race team notes - Haas
It's brilliant to bring home P10 and a much-needed point for the team.
F1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race team notes - Mercedes
We will take the positive from today that we were able to get one car on the podium.