Happy ‘57’ to Formula 1’s ultimate fighter

Phillip van Osten
03/01/2026 at 11:4503/01/2026 at 09:06 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. On this special day, we celebrate the 57th birthday of the legendary Michael Schumacher. We could have chosen a picture reflecting a happy moment in... More »

Kimi Antonelli has been Mercedes' clear-cut No. 1 driver this season, but George Russell's persistence was rewarded with a win in Baku on Saturday

Kimi Antonelli has been Mercedes' clear-cut No. 1 driver this season, but George Russell's persistence was rewarded with a win in Baku on Saturday

Alpine will "consider what course of action should be taken" internally over the Franco Colapinto mistake which took himself and teammate Pierre Gasly out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

George Russell delivered the most dominant performance of his career to win in Azerbaijan -- and then told world championship rival Kimi Antonelli: "The pressure is all on you."

George Russell converted pole position into a dominant race win at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Lando Norris has said there are "drivers that shouldn't be in Formula 1" and that Franco Colapinto should be banned for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix pile-up which ended his race.

Kimi Antonelli was relieved to have made it through a risk-free, "damage-safe mode" race weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where he recovered to finish fifth from 16th on the grid.

Lando Norris has said there are "drivers that shouldn't be in Formula 1" after his Azerbaijan Grand Prix ended in a pile-up caused by Alpine's Franco Colapinto.

George Russell held off a threatening Max Verstappen in the closing stages to take a dominant victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

George Russell converted pole position into a dominant race win at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen said if it was up to him Formula 1 would not finish the season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi due to the ongoing United States-Iran conflict.

George Russell looks to cut Kimi Antonelli's championship lead as he looks to take his blistering pace in qualifying into Saturday's race.

Oscar Piastri will start third in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix - right behind pole-sitter George Russell. More »

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