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Formula 1 drivers have shared their reactions following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. A roundup of every driver's post-race comments is drawing heavy attention from motorsport fans, with strong engagement as audiences look for team and driver responses to how the race unfolded on the demanding Baku street circuit.
- 2On this day in 1976: Hunt wins Canadian Grand Prix to close on Lauda▼1976: Medical Help for Hunt and Depailler # OnThisDay 3 October, McLaren driver James Hunt cut Ferrari driver Niki Lauda
Motorsport history posts are marking 3 October 1976, when McLaren's James Hunt won the Canadian Grand Prix before 85,000 spectators, cutting Ferrari driver Niki Lauda's lead in the Drivers' Championship to eight points with two races remaining. The date also recalls medical help given to Hunt and Patrick Depailler during a dramatic season remembered as one of Formula 1's fiercest title battles.