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Why Iwasa's F1 prospects look better than ever

Ayumu Iwasa has had, by all accounts, a fantastic start to 2023. The second-year DAMS Formula 2 driver has taken three wins and one pole position already, giving him the most victories of anybody and a placing of third in the standings after five rounds.

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Why one Red Bull junior's F1 prospects look better than ever

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Azeri envoy to France sees chance of Armenia peace deal at Europe summit

Azerbaijan and Armenia could sign a peace settlement in their decades-old conflict over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh when their leaders meet at a European summit next week, Baku's envoy to France said on Friday.

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The Monaco GP form suggested by F1 2023’s closest comparison

For one round only, having the power of a ‘GP2 engine’ isn’t insurmountable as drivers spend just 43% of the lap on full throttle - the least of any circuit on the calendar. Likewise, McLaren needn’t be quite so concerned about the excessive drag from its MCL60, since the average…

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Armenia will accept Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan subject to rights guarantee - Armenian PM cited

Armenia is ready to recognise the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave as part of Azerbaijan if Baku guarantees the security of its ethnic Armenian population, the Russian state news agency TASS and the Russian news outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti quoted Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as saying on Monday.

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How Bearman's Baku double stacks up in historic junior single-seater feats

Oliver Bearman's stunning weekend in Azerbaijan fired him far up the drivers' standings, with the 38-point haul putting him in fourth place and setting him up for a title-challenging rookie season.

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How Bearman’s Baku double stacks up in historic junior single-seater feats

Bearman’s stunning weekend in Azerbaijan fired him far up the drivers’ standings, with the 38-point haul putting him in fourth place and setting him up for a title-challenging rookie season.

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ISF World Cup: Rhythm Sangwan breaks long-standing world record but misses medal

BAKU: Indian shooter Rhythm Sangwan smashed a 29-year-old world record in the qualification round and later missed out on a medal as she finished eighth in the women's 25m pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol here.

The Times of India

ISSF World Cup: Hriday Hazarika and Nancy win silver medals in 10m air rifle events

NEW DELHI: Indian shooters added two silver medals to their tally at the ISSF World Cup in Baku on Friday, taking their total medal count to four. The two medals came from 10m air rifle events, one each from men's and women's competitions.

The Times of India

Air rifle silver for Hriday Hazarika and Nancy in World Cup

Hriday Hazarika and Nancy won air rifle silver medals in the men’s and women’s sections respectively in the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 12.

The Hindu

Steiner: F1 'needs to make its mind up' over conservative tyres

Pirelli's tyres have been on the cautious side in recent seasons, responding to the sport's fastest generation of cars with more durable compounds that offer less grip but also don't fall off a performance cliff like its early offerings did.

Autosport

McLaren F1 car weakest in off-brake and off-throttle zones - Stella

Team boss Andrea Stella reckons despite the floor damage sustained by Lando Norris and a brake-by-wire failure for Oscar Piastri, a Miami result of 17th and 19th is a "reality check".

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Sarabjot and Divya win mixed air pistol gold in Baku WC

Sarabjot Singh and T.S. Divya beat world champions Zorana Arunovic and Damir Mikec of Serbia 16-14 to clinch the mixed air pistol gold in the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Thursday (May 11)

The Hindu

ISSF World Cup: Divya Subbaraju Thadigol and Sarabjot Singh win mixed team pistol gold

NEW DELHI: The pair of Divya Subbaraju Thadigol and Sarabjot Singh on Thursday claimed India's first gold medal at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Rhythm Sangwan bags air pistol bronze in Baku World Cup

Rhythm Sangwan won the bronze medal in women’s air pistol behind two former World and Olympic champions Anna Korakaki and Olena Kostevych in the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 10.

The Times of India

WFI's ad-hoc panel to work with just one member for at least a week

NEW DELHI: The three-member ad-hoc committee, tasked to hold Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections, will likely to work with just one member for at least one more week as one of the representatives, Suma Shirur is away with the national shooting team in Baku, while a retired high court…

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Hamilton: Miami F1 recovery "mega" after "demoralising" Baku

Hamilton finished sixth in both back-to-back grands prix, but the manner in which the result came together felt different for the Briton.

Autosport

Alpine ‘amateurish’ criticisms don't heap pressure on F1 team, says Szafnauer

The Enstone-based squad found itself in the firing line from Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi over the Miami GP weekend, as he lashed out at its lack of results this year.

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McLaren faces "reality check" after poor Miami F1 showing wiped out Baku progress

Lando Norris lost an estimated 0.2 seconds per lap in Florida following a Turn 1 hit from Nyck de Vries that damaged his floor. He finished 17th as Oscar Piastri classified in 19th.

Autosport

McLaren face "reality check" as poor Miami F1 showing stalls Baku progress

Lando Norris lost an estimated 0.2 seconds per lap in Florida following a Turn 1 hit from Nyck de Vries that damaged his floor. He finished 17th as Oscar Piastri classified in 19th.

Autosport

10 things we learned at the 2023 F1 Miami Grand Prix

With five successive wins at the start of the 2023 Formula 1 season, there was little to be learned in Max Verstappen’s Miami Grand Prix triumph for his Red Bull squad – bar the team nailing the tricky demands of the track’s new surface around the home of the Miami…

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Gasly: Bouncing back "important" for Alpine after Baku F1 misery

Alpine has endured a torrid run since the Australian GP, with both Gasly and team-mate Esteban Ocon colliding in Melbourne, while neither could crack the points-scoring positions in the sprint or the main race in Azerbaijan.

Autosport

Gasly: Miami bounce back "important" for Alpine F1 team after Baku misery

Alpine has endured a torrid run since the Australian GP, with both Gasly and team-mate Esteban Ocon colliding in Melbourne, while neither could crack the points scoring positions in the sprint or the main race in Azerbaijan.

Motorsport

FIA outlines new F1 parc ferme protocols after Ocon's Baku near-miss

The Frenchman made a last-minute stop after running hard tyres for most of the race in an attempt to gain from the handy timing from a safety car that never materialised for him.

Motorsport

Brown: McLaren F1 car "still has too much drag" despite floor upgrade

McLaren introduced a new package in Baku which represented the car it felt it should have started the season with, adhering to a different floor philosophy that tried to address the lack of efficiency of the Woking team's launch spec MCL35.

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