Dutch Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, world champion, climbed to first place overall after winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the eighth round of the Formula 1 World Championship, on Sunday afternoon in Baku. Verstappen overtook Mexican teammate Sergio Pérez and British Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. It was Verstappen’s fifth win of the season, cementing his leading position with 150 points, 21 points ahead of Pires, who climbed to second place.

Red Bull drivers took advantage of the departure of Monaco’s Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Spaniard Carlos Sainz, and Leclerc dropped to third place, 34 points behind Verstappen.

Dutch Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took the lead and retained the top spot.

Leclerc started at first but quickly lost it on turn one when Pires caught up with him but made it back on lap 17 by driving eventually into the garage before having to retire on lap 20 with the engine.
Locklear commented, “Words are hard to find. Painful, three times in a row, extreme pain. These are three big hits, but the motivation is still there. ” Leclerc failed at home to the Monaco Grand Prix in the seventh stage when he finished fourth and withdrew from the Spanish Grand Prix, sixth stage in Barcelona, ​​allowing Verstappen to regain his lead in standings of drivers.

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Ferrari lost its second driver, Sinus, who started in fourth, earlier, especially on lap nine, due to brake problems. On the other hand, the Red Bull duo controlled the race after Leclerc withdrew without any threat from nearby drivers, Russell. “We had an incredible speed, we had to pay attention to the tires. I took the lead and we were pretty lucky that Ferrari took the lead, but our speed, ”said the world champion, who took the lead from Pires on lap 15.“ The key to winning is success in tire management and that’s what we needed here. Every weekend is special, you have to be precise. More precisely, it is about the smallest detail of the race.