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Esteban Ocon broke an unusual eight-year-long F1 record thanks to his late pit stop at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Alpine driver was required to start the race from the pit lane after his car was modified under parc ferme conditions. As such, the team opted to run Ocon on a different strategy to much of the field, keeping him out for most of the race on the Hard tyre. It was not until the final lap of the event that the Frenchman made his mandatory pit stop, which then led to a controversial moment as photographers, marshals and other officials had gathered near the entry of the pit lane just as Ocon was driving in. Ocon was forced to take avoiding action and fortunately nobody was harmed in the incident. He ended the Grand Prix outside of the points in P15. Since the race, Pirelli have revealed that Ocon's late stop meant that he had broke n the record for the longest stint on a C3 compound tyre, having ran them for 300km. This breaks the previous record ...

Ferrari Team Principal Frederic Vasseur believes the presence of Ferrari 's strong United States fa NBA se adds "further incentive " to the team's push to close the gap to Red Bull. The Scuderia struggled at the start of the season with poor tyre degradation, allowing Aston Martin and Mercedes to jump ahead, though all three teams were some way off the pace set by runaway leaders Red Bull. But signs of a return to form came at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where Charles Leclerc demonstrated strong one-lap pace to secure pole position for both the Sprint and main event. The gulf in race pace between Red Bull and Ferrari remained, however, with Leclerc losing nearly half a second per lap after the early Safety Car period bunched the field up. Viewed by others: F1 Brundle: F1's planned rule change 'doesn...