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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Russell dominates to pole after Antonelli crashes out in qualifying

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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Russell dominates to pole after Antonelli crashes out in qualifying

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MotoGP 2027 calendar revealed with Buenos Aires and Adelaide joining the schedule

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MotoGP 2027 calendar revealed with Buenos Aires and Adelaide joining the schedule

F1 Azerbaijan GP: Verstappen beats Russell and Hamilton to top FP3

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F1 Azerbaijan GP: Verstappen beats Russell and Hamilton to top FP3

Why "dangerous" Hamilton-Lawson incident in Azerbaijan GP practice hasn't led to change

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Why "dangerous" Hamilton-Lawson incident in Azerbaijan GP practice hasn't led to change

How the chase to catch Mercedes is unfolding

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How the chase to catch Mercedes is unfolding

LIVE: F1 Azerbaijan GP updates - Verstappen fastest from Russell and Hamilton in FP3

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LIVE: F1 Azerbaijan GP updates - Verstappen fastest from Russell and Hamilton in FP3

LIVE: F1 Azerbaijan GP updates - Russell dominates to pole after Antonelli crashes out of qualifying

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LIVE: F1 Azerbaijan GP updates - Russell dominates to pole after Antonelli crashes out of qualifying

Britain Sunday quotes: Force India

Adrian Sutil - 11th: "After such a promising start to the race it's disappointing to come away empty-handed. My start was okay and things looked good in the first few laps. The conditions were tricky, with a lot of damp areas in the second sector, but I felt quite confident and was able to run in the points. I think we made the right decision with the strategy to stop three times, but in the end I don't think we had the pace to hold on for points today."

Paul di Resta - 15th: "It's extremely disappointing to end my first British Grand Prix in P15. I had a good first part of the race; we seemed quite competitive and I was able to hold on to Jenson [Button] as I concentrated on looking after my intermediate tyres. I think we made the switch to dry tyres at the right moment and we were running well. Then I got a call to come into the pits again, but when I got there the team were expecting Adrian, so there was obviously some confusion. It cost me quite a lot of time because the boys had to run back in the garage and fetch my tyres. That cost us about 25 seconds, which pretty much ended my chances. So it's a frustrating race, but I think we should stay positive because the car has shown well this weekend and that gives me confidence going into the second part of the season."

Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman and Team Principal: "Today simply was not our day. Despite the promise we showed yesterday, the events of the race compromised our strategies and made it very difficult to score points. To begin with things looked very good. Both Paul and Adrian were running strongly in the points and the car continued to perform well. Unfortunately things started to go wrong when we made a serious error on the pit wall. We called Paul in for his second scheduled stop, but at the same time Adrian came on the radio reporting a puncture. We tried to get Paul to stay out so that we could service Adrian's car, but it was too late and Paul was already in the pit lane. That led to some confusion over the tyres being ready for Paul when he arrived at the garage and cost him a great deal of time. As for Adrian, he drove well, but lost out to the two-stoppers in the closing laps. It's clear we need to regroup and come back stronger in Germany so that we can convert the pace of the car into points."

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