- Another one-two for dominant Red Bull in Baku
- Esteban Ocon’s last-lap pitstop causes chaos
Sergio Pérez won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a display of dominant control for Red Bull. He beat his teammate Max Verstappen into second, with the pole-sitter, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, taking third place in Baku. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was fourth and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in fifth. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were in sixth and eighth respectively for Mercedes.
In a largely uneventful race, the pace of the Red Bulls was such that they were unchallenged throughout. What drama there was played out through the timing of a pitstop under the safety car that cost Verstappen the lead and what would have probably been another win. Behind them, with the field cautious over tyre wear, a procession made for an unremarkable spectacle on the streets of Baku.