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7 analyses · 2024
race
4
Red Bull Threw Away Verstappen's Fifth With a Panic Stop
Verstappen was faster than Piastri all race — then Red Bull blinked on lap 49 and handed him softs for two laps.
By
Jamie Carver
Azerbaijan 2024
R
McLaren threw away 22 seconds with the wrong tyre call
Norris was 1.8 seconds faster than Piastri over race distance but finished 36 seconds behind him — the medium tyre on lap 37 killed his race.
By
Jamie Carver
Azerbaijan 2024
R
Lance Stroll Had the Worst Race of the Season. And He Finished It.
Stroll pitted three times in a race where the entire midfield made one stop work. That's not bad luck—that's a car they couldn't fix.
By
Nadia Ferreira
Azerbaijan 2024
R
Norris was faster through Baku's castle. It didn't matter.
Norris was a full second faster through the castle section than Leclerc. He still finished 25 seconds behind.
By
Rosa Villanueva
Azerbaijan 2024
R
qualifying
3
Leclerc took pole by a third of a second. That doesn't happen in Baku.
Leclerc was 0.159 seconds faster through Sector 2 alone — half his total advantage came from seven corners.
By
Alistair Drum
Azerbaijan 2024
Q
The Moment Alonso Knew He Wasn't Fast Enough
Leclerc was nearly a second faster through Baku's castle section, and that's the only place that mattered in qualifying.
By
Rosa Villanueva
Azerbaijan 2024
Q
Oscar Piastri Just Gave McLaren What Lando Norris Couldn't
Piastri was nearly two seconds faster per lap than Norris in qualifying — on the same tyre, in the same conditions, in the same car.
By
Nadia Ferreira
Azerbaijan 2024
Q