The 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Leclerc leads the race for the fourth time in a row as he qualifies for pole position in Baku once more.
We got to see both the Ferraris take turns in leading the Grand Prix.
Piastri takes the lead from Leclerc in Lap 20 onwards, but Leclerc refused to go down without a fight.
Tsunoda and Stroll collides early on in the Grand Prix which results in both drivers eventually retiring. This is Tsunoda's second DNF in a row. Sainz and Pérez also collide in Lap 50 bringing out yellow flags, they join Tsunoda and Stroll among the drivers who did not finish the race.
Ollie Bearman makes history as the first driver to score points in his two first Grand Prix starts.
McLaren leads the Constructors' Championship for the first time in almost a decade.
Colapinto and Albon both finish with points!
We got to see an all-F2 champion podium for the first time in F1. Leclerc, Piastri, and Russell all became F2 champions in their rookie years.
Leclerc leads, Pérez tries to overtake Sainz towards T2 and gains 3rd place.
Verstappen also makes a move on Russell and gets 5th position.
Meanwhile, Albon and Bearman fight for the 9th position. Bearman manages to overtake Albon, but Albon fights back and regains his position.
Norris managed to gain position by Lap 2, now in P12 after starting in P15.
A little farther from the front, Stroll gets a puncture in his car after contact with Tsunoda at the start of the race, causing him to box at the end of Lap 2.
It becomes apparent that Tsunoda is having problems with his car as well, caused by the collision with Stroll. He still tries pushing forward but drops behind Norris and Hülkenberg by Lap 3. He continues to drop position by Lap 4 and gets into P16.
Norris takes the last scoring place from Bearman through DRS in T1, Lap 8.
Lance Stroll is now in P20, way at the back and struggling.
Hülkenberg overtakes his teammate and is now P11.
Colapinto pits at Lap 11, letting other cars pass. He comes back in P15, behind Hamilton.
Alonso pits at Lap 12 and comes back ahead of Colapinto who is in P17. Bearman is back in the points.
Verstappen pits along with Russell in Lap 13. Pérez follows suit, boxes at Lap 14, and comes back behind Norris who's in P5.
Bearman pits in Lap 15 dropping from P8 to P16.
Piastri is next to the pit in Lap 16, Sainz is now in P2 with Leclerc leading still. Norris is instructed to hold Pérez behind so that Piastri could come out of the pits ahead of the Mexican. Piastri comes back behind Albon who’s in P3 and just ahead of Pérez.
Another DNF for Tsunoda as he must retire at the end of Lap 15. This is his 2nd DNF in a row. Thanks for trying, Yuki. We’ll get it right next time!
Leclerc enters the pitlane in Lap 17, Sainz is now in the lead, Leclerc just behind him.
Sainz boxes at Lap 18, Charles leads once more. Sainz exits the pits in P6.
Pérez overtakes Albon in Lap 19 for P3.
Piastri tries to overtake Leclerc in Lap 20's T1 and succeeds, Leclerc tries to regain his position into T2 and T3 but fails. Piastri now leads the race, with Leclerc chasing him, not giving up until the end.
Sainz overtakes Norris into T1 of Lap 23. He gets P5. He overtakes Albon again at Lap 24, gaining 4th place.
Verstappen reports problems with his brakes.
Leclerc is still chasing Piastri with a 0.7s gap.
Albon pits in Lap 32, letting many drivers through. He drops into P10 behind his teammate before getting overtaken by Hülkenberg in T3.
Swift Moves, George And Nico
Russell makes a move on Verstappen in Lap 34, takes P6.
Hülkenberg takes 9th position from Colapinto in Lap 36.
Norris pits for the first time at the end of Lap 37 and comes out behind Verstappen.
Piastri remains in the lead while Leclerc and Pérez try to take the top spot from him. Meanwhile, Sainz is closing in on Pérez by Lap 46, trying to take that final spot on the podium.
Stroll retires in Lap 47 caused by car problems.
The Red Bulls And Their Problems...
Pérez tries pressuring Charles into giving up P2 but fails.
Norris makes a move on Verstappen and passes him.
Pérez tries to overtake Leclerc again into Lap 50's T1 and succeeds, Leclerc fights back, regains 2nd position while Sainz took 3rd, leaving Pérez in P4. Pérez tries to overtake again but the Red Bull collides with Sainz before reaching T3. This brings out double yellow flags. Pérez and Sainz DNFs.
A VSC is called by the final lap.
Piastri now leads 10.9s from Leclerc, Russell follows suit.
After much struggle, Oscar Piastri wins for the second time in his F1 career after a solid drive. He managed to overtake Leclerc and kept him behind since then. He wins against the Ferrari this time around, a job well done to car #81!
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