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Former Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill says McLaren 's recent progress means the Woking squad are now at the level they should have been at from the beginning of the season. McLaren struggled badly with pace and reliability in the first two races of 2023, and admitted that they had not hit key development targets set in pre-season, with Technical Director James Key leaving his post. However, a better race at the third round in Melbourne saw drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri secure a double points finish, thanks in part to a high rate of attrition. After a major upgrade package to the MCL60 was delivered, Norris came home ninth in Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix to add another two points to McLaren's tally, and Hill noted that the papaya outfit have finally caught up to their rivals. "This is where they should have started. They're four or five months behind where they should be," Hill told the F1 Nation podcast. "They are getting...

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has warned F1 teams they must "do a better job" in order to end Red Bull's dominant start to the sport's new technical era or else face another change in the regulations . But the Austrian, who spearheaded Mercedes' own monopolisation over Formula 1 with eight Constructors' titles between 2014 and 2021, has insisted he would not wish to pursue any tweaks to the technical regulations. Sergio Perez led Max Verstappen home for Red Bull's third one-two finish in the opening four races this campaign, with pole-sitter Charles Leclerc powerless to resist the pace of his rivals, eventually finishing 20 seconds behind in third. The form has continued from the first year of the new era of F1 in which Red Bull finished 205 points ahead of Ferrari, whilst Verstappen defeated Leclerc by 146 points. The pecking order of the chasing pack has fluctuated since the season-opener in Bahrain, with Aston Martin, Ferrari and M...

Sergio Perez claimed a second Formula 1 victory of the season in a comfortable drive in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, to eat into Max Verstappen 's points lead. The Mexican benefited from the timing of a Safety Car to leapfrog Verstappen and built a healthy gap when the race resumed, going onto claim his sixth Grand Prix victory. Pole-sitter Charles Leclerc took a first podium of the season for Ferrari in third, with Fernando Alonso fourth, Carlos Sainz fifth and Lewis Hamilton in sixth. Check out the full results from the F1 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix below! Result Race - Azerbaijan Pos. Driver Team Time Results are being loaded... View full results ...

Fernando Alonso has conceded he cannot see past an " unbreakable " Max Verstappen and Red Bull domination of F1 until new regulations are introduced in 2026. The Milton Keynes-based outfit secured both championships last season in commanding style and has shown no signs of slowing down this campaign, with Verstappen and teammate Sergio Perez claiming each of the first three pole positions and victories. Asked if he was eager to take on Verstappen in on-track combat, Alonso - who has taken podiums in all three races and was Red Bull's nearest challenger in the opening two rounds of the season - warned such a battle was a distance away. "I am looking forward [to fighting Verstappen] because at the moment he is on the top of the Game . He is driving better than everyone else, he has the fastest car, everything is perfect," Alonso told select media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "So to beat that perfection, you need something really special and you...