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F1 2024


The 2nd works well for me
 
There were lots of really short yellow flags in various places, but sounds like they automatically disable your DRS so depending on whereabouts on the track you were it can really screw your lap time.
 

F1 Qualifying Results: Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024​


1. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari]
2. Oscar Piastri [McLaren]
3. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari]
4. Sergio Perez [Red Bull]
5. George Russell [Mercedes]
6. Max Verstappen [Red Bull]
7. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes]
8. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin]
9. Franco Colapinto [Williams]
10. Alex Albon [Williams]

ELIMINATED IN Q2
11. Ollie Bearman [Haas]
12. Yuki Tsunoda [VCARB]
13. Pierre Gasly [Alpine]
14. Nico Hulkenberg [Haas]
15. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin]

ELIMINATED IN Q1
16. Daniel Ricciardo [VCARB]
17. Lando Norris [McLaren]
18. Valtteri Bottas [Sauber]
19. Zhou Guanyu [Sauber]
20. Esteban Ocon [Alpine]
 
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Pierre Gasly disqualified​

Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has been excluded from the qualifying results for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after it emerged his car exceeded the permitted fuel flow rate during Saturday's session. Gasly qualified 13th for Sunday's race, but after being disqualified from the results, will now start from the back of the grid. Formula 1's technical regulations limit the rate of the fuel mass flow to the car's engine to 100 kilograms per hour and sensors are fitted to detect any instances where the rate is exceeded. Although the spike in the flow rate resulted in a slower lap time, the stewards at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix had no choice but to disqualify Gasly in line with the regulations.

"The Technical Delegate reported that Car 10 exceeded the permitted 100Kg/h fuel mass flow on the final timed lap of Q2," the stewards said. "The team representatives explained that they had an unexpected short duration technical fault that raised the fuel mass flow greater than expected in a transient fashion. The cause was agreed by the FIA technical staff. That the fuel mass flow was greater than the limit at that moment was not disputed by the competitor. The competitor demonstrated to the stewards that the technical fault resulted in a slower lap time and that no performance advantage was obtained at that moment. Thus, they argue, this should be taken into mitigation. They also noted that the great rarity of breaches of this article demonstrates that this is not part of their strategy, and that the scale of the transient simply exceeded the margin they maintain to prevent a breach."
 

Hamilton set for pitlane start at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix​

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will start today's Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pit lane after Mercedes needed to change his power unit ahead of the Baku race. Following an encouraging opening day at Baku, Lewis Hamilton endured a difficult qualifying session on Saturday, struggling to generate heat in his tyres. The seven-time world champion had qualified for the race in seventh, and hoped to enjoy a better time in the 51-lap race, just as he did in Monza two weeks ago where he struggled for one-lap pace, but bounced back with a much better race performance on Sunday.

Mercedes has now confirmed that it has installed a fifth Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) of the season on his W15, with only four ICEs permitted for a driver for the entire length of the season. The Briton has also taken on a fifth turbocharger (TC), fifth MGU-H and a fifth MGU-K. After the qualifying, the British driver noted: "Qualifying was disappointing as we had a good day yesterday and I thought we could be in the fight for the front two rows. Unfortunately, I was struggling to get the tyres working and that is what it is all about. We will analyse why that was as a team and hopefully make improvements moving forward. The aim is to move forward tomorrow, and I am staying positive that we can do so. It is not always easy to progress here, but we have a slightly different tyre strategy to others which may help us. We will also have to look after the tyres as it is easy to suffer with the rears. If we can do so, then hopefully we can have a better day than we had today."
 

Updated grid for 2024 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix​

1. Charles Leclerc

2. Oscar Piastri

3. Carlos Sainz

4. Sergio Perez

5. George Russell

6. Max Verstappen

7. Fernando Alonso

8. Franco Colapinto

9. Alex Albon

10. Ollie Bearman

11. Yuki Tsunoda

12. Nico Hulkenberg

13. Lance Stroll

14. Daniel Ricciardo

15. Lando Norris

16. Valtteri Bottas

17. Zhou Guanyu*

18. Pierre Gasly**

Pit lane - Lewis Hamilton***

Pit lane - Esteban Ocon***

*Zhou drops to the back of the grid after power unit changes between practice sessions

**Gasly was disqualified from qualifying after his car breached the fuel flow limit

***Hamilton and Ocon start from the pit lane after taking new power unit elements, breaching their allowances for the season
 
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Okay, so if I imagine Andrea sitting on my shoulder saying "zero wheel-spin" coming out of every corner, what the heck will I do?

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