Lord plays down Mercedes' 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP advantage as Antonelli bounces back from FP1 troubles
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The F1™ Azerbaijan Grand Prix has begun, with cars speeding through the streets of Baku, the capital city. The race takes place on public roads in the city, and in the second free practice session, some cars were pushing the limits, staying just above the walls. However, perhaps pushing too hard, Lindblad of Racing Bulls crashed into the wall. Amidst all this, Russell set the fastest time, with Antonelli in second place, showing that Mercedes is…
Lord plays down Mercedes' 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP advantage as Antonelli bounces back from FP1 troubles
Mercedes F1 topped the timesheets on Friday at the 2026 Azerbaijan GP with George Russell, while Kimi Antonelli was P2 in FP2. However, Deputy Team Principal, Bradley Lord, quickly downplayed the margin ahead of the rest of the Baku weekend. Behind that headline pace, though, the day told two very different stories. George Russell found...
Why Mercedes’ huge Baku practice advantage may not be the real picture
Mercedes made a very strong statement during Thursday’s practice sessions at the Baku City Circuit. George Russell topped the times in both sessions, with the first non-Mercedes car almost a second adrift at the end of the day (Max Verstappen at 0.827s).Mercedes will introduce its long-awaited upgrade package for the W17 in Malaysia, but even without new parts on the car, rivals have been ...Keep reading
Winners and losers from Baku F1 practice
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend has begun with Mercedes in early-2026 form, in both pace and reliability.Here's how teams up and down the grid stacked up on this rare Thursday of track action - and what they had to say afterwards.Winner: George Russell (1st)Mercedes insists the gap is not "representative" because it managed more proper push laps than its immediate rivals and "every timed lap you did, the laptimes were improving". Even so, Russ…
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