Max Ferstappen won the Azerbaijani Grand Prix in the 8th round of the Formula 1 World Cup on Sunday. This is a double for Red Bull, as Sergio Perez, who won last week in Monaco, took second place. Mercedes driver George Russell completes the podium.
VERSTAPPEN WON IN BAKU !! ?????????
Perez makes him 1-2 for Red Bull, Russell is claiming the last step of the podium ???????#AzerbaijanGP # F1 pic.twitter.com/739ta2h7Th
– Formula 1 (@ F1) June 12, 2022
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who started in 7th place, ran a recovery race and finished fourth in lap 44, beating Pierre Gasley (Alfa Tauri), leaving two Mercedes behind Red Bull. In the end, Hamilton complained of a lot of back pain due to “porpoising,” a fall this year due to drivers driving close to the ground.
In the Baku city district, Charles Leclerc was forced to leave the race due to an engine failure while leading in the 20th lap, and Ferrari was left unmanned in the race as Carlos Sains was already in the ninth lap. This was Monegasque’s second retirement in three races, starting from a pole position.
Thus, Verstappen increases its lead in the overall standings, and Perez overtook Leclerc in second place.
LAP 20/51
Smoke feathers come out of Leclerc’s car
It looks like his engine exploded. He came out! ??#AzerbaijanGP # F1 pic.twitter.com/Ub4ihbtV0m
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Race rating:
1.Max Verstappen (PB / Red Bull) 1 hour 34: 05.941
2.Serxio Perez (MEX / Red Bull) 20,823
3.George Russell (GBR / Mercedes) 45,995
4.Lewis Hamilton (GBR / Mercedes) 1: 11,679
5.Pierre Gasly (FRA / AlphaTauri-Red Bull) 1: 17,299
6.Sebastian Vettel (ALE / Aston Martin-Mercedes) 1: 24,099
7.Fernando Alonso (ESP / Alpine-Renault) 1: 28,596
8.Daniel Ricciardo (AUS / McLaren-Mercedes) 1: 32.207
9.Lando Norris (GBR / McLaren-Mercedes) 1: 32,556
10.Esteban Ocon (FRA / Alpine-Renault) 1: 48,184
11.Valtteri Bottas (FIN / Alfa Romeo) 1 lap
12.Alexander Albon (THA / Williams-Mercedes) 1 lap
13. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN / AlphaTauri-Red Bull) 1 lap
14. Mick Schumacher (ALE / Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap
15.Nicholas Latifi (CAN / Williams-Mercedes) 1 lap
Abandoned:
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP / Ferrari)
Charles Leclerc (MON / Ferrari)
Zhou Quanyu (CHN / Alfa Romeo)
Kevin Magnussen (DIN / Haas-Ferrari)
Lance Stroll (CAN / Aston Martin-Mercedes)
Overall rating:
1. Max Verstappen (PB) 150 points
2. Sergio Perez (MEX) 129
3. Charles Leclerc (MON) 116
4. George Russell (GBR) 99
5. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) 83
6. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 62
7. Lando Norris (GBR) 50
8. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 40
9. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 31
10. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 16
11. Fernando Alonso (Spain) 16
12. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 15
13. Daniel Riccardo (AUS) 15
14. Sebastian Vettel (ALE) 13
15. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) 11
16. Alexander Albon (THA) 3
17. Lance Stroll (CAN) 2
18. Zhou Quanyu (CN) 1
19. Mick Schumacher (ALE) 0
20. Niko Hulkenberg (ALE) 0
21. Nikolas Latifi (CAN) 0
Builder classification:
1. Red Bull 279 points
2. Ferrari 199
3. Mercedes 161
4. McLaren-Mercedes 65
5. Alpine-Renault 47
6. Alfa Romeo 41
7. AlphaTauri-Red Bull 27
8. Haas-Ferrari 15
9. Aston Martin-Mercedes 15
10. Williams-Mercedes 3
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