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<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z"><span class="typography-module_body-s-bold__FIoxj typography-module_md_body-m-bold__K8ZVr typography-module_lg_body-l-bold__WMAlJ">Azerbaijan’s Baku Metropolis Circuit performed host to a different action-packed Grand Prix final weekend, one which introduced back-to-back wins for Max Verstappen, a number of crashes for championship chief Oscar Piastri, a shocking podium for Williams racer Carlos Sainz and way more&#8230;</span></p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Verstappen’s spectacular victory means he&#8217;s now a much-reduced 69 factors off the highest of the Drivers’ Championship standings, whereas Lando Norris has reduce his crew mate’s benefit from 31 factors to 25, regardless of his low-key race.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">With tons to digest all through the sphere, right here is F1.com’s normal post-race spherical up of every thing that occurred on the streets of Baku&#8230;</p>
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<h3 class="typography-module_display-xl-regular__ML8sw typography-module_lg_display-2-xl-regular__zCIxa typography-module_xl_display-3-xl-regular__3a-EV Text-module_upper__pWFEw">Verstappen and Pink Bull go back-to-back</h3>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Such has been the extent of dominance loved by Verstappen in recent times, it appears troublesome to consider that the Dutchman’s back-to-back successes in Italy and Azerbaijan are his first since Canada and Spain in 2024.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Additional nonetheless, previous to this weekend, he final scored three podiums in a row within the races main as much as and together with Imola final yr.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">When requested throughout the weekend if Verstappen continues to be within the title struggle, McLaren Crew Principal Andrea Stella was clear, saying: “A agency YES. Are you able to write it in capitals? As a result of it was quoted in capitals.”</p>
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<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Now with one other win below his belt and a considerably lowered factors hole of 69 to championship chief Piastri, it’s onerous to disagree with this evaluation.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Past Verstappen’s success, nevertheless, the efficiency of Yuki Tsunoda in Baku should even be given due credit score. His struggles since becoming a member of Pink Bull on the Japanese Grand Prix have been evident, however the Azerbaijan weekend was robust throughout the board.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Tsunoda certified nicely as quite a few others made vital errors, after which his under-the-radar drive to sixth place was comfortably his finest outcome because the swap.</p>
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<h3 class="typography-module_display-xl-regular__ML8sw typography-module_lg_display-2-xl-regular__zCIxa typography-module_xl_display-3-xl-regular__3a-EV Text-module_upper__pWFEw">A nightmare weekend for Piastri</h3>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Piastri headed into the Baku weekend fielding a number of questions on McLaren’s crew orders drama final trip on the Italian Grand Prix, that means he was most likely moderately relieved to get into the cockpit for Friday observe and concentrate on the driving.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Nonetheless, the Australian’s programme bought off to a difficult begin when an influence unit downside pressured him again to the pits in FP1, earlier than he spent the remainder of the day chasing the steadiness and attempting to construct some confidence within the lead as much as Qualifying.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Because the grid-deciding session got here round, significantly robust circumstances caught a number of drivers out, together with Piastri when he ran out of street and dramatically slammed into the obstacles within the Q3 section – leaving him ninth on the grid for race day.</p>
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<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Piastri’s efforts to make amends have been undone instantly when he jumped the race begin, got here to a quick halt and tumbled down the order. Trying to get well a few of that misplaced floor, he locked up and crashed once more at Flip 5, ending his day there after which.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">It was a disastrous consequence for the 24-year-old, who dropped factors to each Norris and Verstappen within the championship standings, although the state of affairs may have been lots worse had his crew mate completed greater up the order than P7.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Norris refused to see it as a missed alternative, although, saying after the race: “I did every thing I can. The alternatives have been there. I maximise each single weekend like I can. It’s not a missed alternative. Each race is a chance. At this time we simply weren’t adequate and made too many errors yesterday.”</p>
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<h3 class="typography-module_display-xl-regular__ML8sw typography-module_lg_display-2-xl-regular__zCIxa typography-module_xl_display-3-xl-regular__3a-EV Text-module_upper__pWFEw">Russell battles by sickness for P2</h3>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">With a croaky voice nearly audible over the radio and having been excused from all media duties forward of Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a consequence of sickness, George Russell’s spirits would have been lifted by an unlikely podium on the streets of Baku.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">The Mercedes driver proved to be better of the remainder behind the dominant Verstappen after a powerful efficiency of his personal, which included utilizing Pirelli’s onerous rubber throughout his first stint in distinction to many round him.</p>
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<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Having lined up fifth, Russell misplaced a place to Yuki Tsunoda on the Security Automotive restart after making an attempt to go crew mate Kimi Antonelli across the outdoors at Flip 1, however was quickly again forward of the Pink Bull driver.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Thereafter, Russell stayed out longer than his rivals, vaulting Antonelli, Liam Lawson and front-row starter Carlos Sainz throughout the sole pit cease sequence to assert his seventh rostrum of the marketing campaign.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">“I don’t assume we did something spectacular, it’s simply lots of people made a variety of errors this weekend between Qualifying and the race,” he stated. “Temperatures are chilly right here. It was extra a case of holding temperature within the tyre, which is the place we excel.”</p>
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<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Having simply missed out on a shock pole place, Sainz vowed that he would “stick it on the rostrum” throughout the race, which appeared like wishful pondering given the quicker packages beginning behind him and a two-kilometre straight to defend on.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">However with overtaking proving troublesome and a maturity which allowed the Spaniard to assert 4 victories for Ferrari, Sainz put within the efficiency of the race to safe his first podium for Williams having solely misplaced a place to George Russell within the pit cease sequence.</p>
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<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">It capped off a exceptional weekend for a driver who had solely secured 13 factors previous to Baku, and having nearly given Williams their first pole place in additional than a decade throughout a Qualifying session which witnessed a report six crimson flags.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">“I can&#8217;t describe how glad I&#8217;m or how good this feels,” Sainz stated after hopping out of the automobile. “It tastes even higher than the first-ever podium that I did.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">“We’ve been combating onerous all yr and at last at the moment we simply proved that when we&#8217;ve the pace… we’ve had all of it yr, and when every thing comes collectively, we will do some wonderful issues collectively. We nailed the race – not one mistake.”</p>
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<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Ferrari got here into Baku with the robust sense that they might be behind McLaren and Pink Bull within the Metropolis of Wind, and someplace on a par with Mercedes. That suspicion proved short-lived, with each drivers impressing in Friday observe.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Charles Leclerc completed third and second within the opening session, whereas Lewis Hamilton topped FP2. As such, hopes have been excessive of a powerful Qualifying at a observe the place Leclerc had nabbed the final 4 pole positions.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">However issues unravelled quick for the Scuderia in Qualifying, with Leclerc by chance hampering his crew mate in Q2 <a class="text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]" data-f1rd-a7s-click="rich_text_atom_click" data-f1rd-a7s-context="eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYmVmb3JlIGEgc3RyYXRlZ3kgYmx1bmRlcl9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vbGF0ZXN0L2FydGljbGUvaGFtaWx0b24tc2hvY2tlZC1ieS1xMi1leGl0LWFzLWxlY2xlcmMtZXhwbGFpbnMtY29zdGx5LWNyYXNoLWluLWRyYW1hdGljLjE0NFAxaXYySUgzSkdrMHpCbWd2OGMiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=" href="https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/hamilton-shocked-by-q2-exit-as-leclerc-explains-costly-crash-in-dramatic.144P1iv2IH3JGk0zBmgv8c">before a strategy blunder</a> price Hamilton an opportunity to progress to the highest 10. The Monegasque driver then crashed in Q3, relegating himself to a P10 beginning slot, simply two locations forward of his crew mate.</p>
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<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Though each automobiles made up positions off the road on Sunday and even spent chunks of the race combating with the McLaren of Norris, neither had the tempo to make inroads up the order.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Even the end proved difficult for the crew to handle, as Hamilton slowed to let his crew mate go on the final lap – however not sufficient, the seven-time World Champion ending forward of Leclerc, who had let him by earlier on.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Eighth and ninth was a far cry from what Friday promised, with Hamilton nonetheless searching his first podium for the crew in a season the place Nico Hulkenberg, Isack Hadjar and now Sainz have all completed on the podium.</p>
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<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">In promoting the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, promoters used the tagline ‘Count on the Sudden’, and this was definitely true once more throughout a dramatic 2025 version of the Baku race.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">The difficult and at instances extraordinarily slim format all the time offers loads of motion, with the usually excessive winds including a stage of problem to areas of the observe that seem easy to the attention.</p>
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<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">This problem stage was by no means extra evident than in Qualifying on Saturday, when a record-breaking six crimson flags have been proven for incidents involving Alex Albon, Nico Hulkenberg, Ollie Bearman, Pierre Gasly, Franco Colapinto, Leclerc, and Piastri.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">Whereas the race could have been a barely extra sedate affair, it nonetheless supplied a big twist within the championship story, with Piastri crashing his McLaren on the opening lap, gifting rivals Verstappen and Norris the prospect to shut floor within the season-long battle.</p>
<p class="typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z">With drama all the time excessive right here, the announcement of an extension to the Baku Metropolis Circuit’s contract <a class="text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]" data-f1rd-a7s-click="rich_text_atom_click" data-f1rd-a7s-context="eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoidGhyb3VnaCAyMDMwX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9sYXRlc3QvYXJ0aWNsZS9mb3JtdWxhLTEtdG8tY29udGludWUtcmFjaW5nLWluLWF6ZXJiYWlqYW4tdW50aWwtMjAzMC4ycEdmUFc3Sk5sZVIwd1pTblpkQnFBIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9" href="https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/formula-1-to-continue-racing-in-azerbaijan-until-2030.2pGfPW7JNleR0wZSnZdBqA">through 2030</a> was nice information for followers, with the thrill set to proceed nicely into the long run.</p>
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