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Double points, a ban on tyre changes and elimination qualifying - Baku's tedious sprint race weekend format earns a place next to some of F1's strangest rule changes

Max Verstappen stepped onto an F1 podium for the 81st time in Baku, surpassing Ayrton Senna's tally of 80. But there's a lot more that links the Red Bull driver with the three-time world champion, writes Matt Bishop

He may have been a prolific rock star, but Chris Rea preferred quiet anonymity. Not for him the outrageous clothes and outlandish comportment exhibited by many of his ilk. Paradoxically,…

My family car as a boy was... Well, my favourites were always the Aston Martins, the DB2 especially, and I’m still restoring my own DB2/4 Mark I. My father had…

Good Month Russell-ing up 0.25sec off VER in qualifying, then leading before PU blowout. Is Russell giving the title fight hope? Sassy Ted No holding back from Sky’s Ted Kravitz…

Three red flags, four safety cars and a bizarre ending caused by a hole in the sporting regulations created lots of distraction on a sunny race day in Albert Park.…

The numbers work in a very different way when the points battle for a world championship is between two drivers in the same very dominant car. Take Ayrton Senna and…

Race report Max wins in Melbourne but is he starting to worry about  his teammate? Word on the beat Rumours of Mattia Binotto’s next job, Andretti’s F1 plans and moves…

A weekend of slightly reserved madness ensued in Baku with parc fermé fights, pitlane invasions and the wrong Red Bull winning – only in Formula 1

Sergio Perez has forced his way into the F1 championship fight, but hasn't yet shown he can win for Red Bull on non-street circuits. Mark Hughes looks at how his Azerbaijan GP victory provides a defining chance in his career

Sergio Perez fuelled his F1 championship hopes with a win in Baku at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, fending off team-mate Max Verstappen who lost the lead after an unfortunate pit call

Sergio Perez followed an F1 sprint race win in Baku with victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to close the championship gap to Max Verstappen

F1's new sprint race format was meant to bring unmissable on-track action on the Saturday of a GP weekend. But after withering criticism from Max Verstappen, James Elson can't help but agree that the result was lacklustre

Rodin Carlin is among the teams bidding to join the F1 grid in 2026. Owner David Dicker says he would set up a New Zealand-based constructor and "guarantee" to field a woman driver

F1’s latest new format got going proper in Saturday in Baku, with Charles Leclerc going fastest in the Sprint Shootout, despite crashing his Ferrari on his final run and inducing…

Can F1's new sprint format electrify Saturdays, or will drivers still keep their powder dry for the grand prix? The verdict's still out as we head into the first event at Baku

Charles Leclerc snatched pole from Max Verstappen for Sunday's Azerbaijan GP, ahead of tomorrow's sprint qualifying and sprint race