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2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Technical 3 sources

Antonelli engine change after Azerbaijan GP practice hydraulics failure

First reported 1 month, 2 weeks ago · latest 1 month, 1 week ago

Kimi Antonelli's Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice ended early due to a hydraulics failure, forcing Mercedes to change his engine. The stoppage led to a marshal spraying him, with fresh coverage focusing on the team's response and Antonelli's reflections.

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How the sources differ

Crash.net leads on the engine change consequence, Sky Sports focuses on the practice stoppage and marshal incident, while BBC Sport adds a broader interview on Antonelli's development. The r/formula1 post provides a fan perspective on the session ending.

Recommended first read: Crash.net provides the most complete update, covering the engine change consequence and including an image, making it the best first read.

Antonelli engine change after Azerbaijan GP practice hydraulics failure

How the sources differ

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Antonelli engine change after Azerbaijan GP practice hydraulics failure

How the sources differ

Coverage

Kimi Antonelli’s F1 engine status revealed after Azerbaijan GP stoppage forces change

Bad to worse! Antonelli out of practice then sprayed by marshal

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[F1] Antonelli hops out of his car and that's his session done. Kimi reports a problem with the hydraulics