As Azerbaijan Grand Prix race week gets underway, let\u2019s bring you up to speed with the latest F1 news headlines.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Azerbaijan GP will take place on a Saturday, rather than Sunday. Meanwhile, a popular F1 presenter will miss his first race in almost 30 years at the Bahrain GP which follows. Some first clues have also emerged on the Aston Martin AMR27. It is a busy one, and there is much more to get through. So, here we go!<\/p>\n
Azerbaijan Grand Prix happens on a Saturday<\/p>\n
Mark your calendars now to avoid a weekend mishap. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix runs on Saturday, not Sunday.<\/p>\n
The race has been moved forward a day to accommodate Azerbaijan\u2019s Remembrance Day, held on 27 September.<\/p>\n
This also has implications for the practice and qualifying schedules.<\/p>\n
Read more \u2013 Why is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix being held on a Saturday?<\/a><\/p>\n Tom Clarkson to be absent from Bahrain GP<\/p>\n Azerbaijan kicks-off a busy triple-header. From there, it is straight on to the Bahrain Grand Prix, in Malaysia.<\/p>\n An ever-present figure in the F1 paddock will not make that trip, however.<\/p>\n Tom Clarkson is away on other business with 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill.<\/p>\n Clarkson\u2019s absence will bring a truly remarkable streak to an end.<\/p>\n Read more \u2013 F1 presenter to miss first race since 1998 in new announcement<\/a><\/p>\n Aston Martin AMR27 promises change<\/p>\n The Aston Martin AMR27 \u201cwill be a completely new car\u201d for the F1 2027 season.<\/p>\n That is the declaration made by the team\u2019s chief technical officer Enrico Cardile.<\/p>\n Aston Martin\u2019s current creation, the AMR26, conceived under the watch of F1 design guru Adrian Newey, has scored just three points so far in F1 2026, all courtesy of Fernando Alonso.<\/p>\n Cardile also hinted that Newey is \u201cnot tied\u201d to the team\u2019s current development path, despite the AMR27 being expected to be an \u201cevolution\u201d of the AMR26.<\/p>\n Read more \u2013 First Aston Martin AMR27 clues as Adrian Newey wingman speaks out<\/a><\/p>\n Cadillac moves development focus to F1 2027<\/p>\n Aston Martin had found itself in a battle with Cadillac at the back of the 2026 grid.<\/p>\n More recently, the American squad has been cut adrift, after Aston Martin introduced its B-Spec AMR26 chassis and Honda provided a revamped engine.<\/p>\n Sergio Perez had claimed a sense of disappointment exists at Cadillac over a lack of progress, comments which were put to new team principal Marcin Budkowski.<\/p>\n The news that Cadillac is mostly focused on F1 2027 now is potentially not music to the ears of Perez, but Budkowski provided hope for the remainder of the current season.<\/p>\n Read more \u2013 Perez concern addressed as Cadillac makes F1 2027 decision<\/a><\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton grilled on Ferrari \u2018documents\u2019<\/p>\n Hamilton does not recall whether his suggestions of improved communication at Ferrari were included in the \u201cdocuments\u201d he sent to the team in 2025.<\/p>\n He also warned that any changes will not \u201chappen overnight\u201d at Ferrari. It will take time to change the team\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n Hamilton recently shut down the rumour that he had requested team personnel changes at the Scuderia.<\/p>\n Read more \u2013 Lewis Hamilton grilled on \u2018documents\u2019 as latest Ferrari rumour denied<\/a><\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n