F1, Baku: Perez wins Sprint Race. Leclerc second, ahead of Verstappen

F1, Baku: Perez triumphs in the Sprint Race. Leclerc beats Verstappen and is second

Sergio Perez wins the first Sprint Race of the season in Baku. The Red Bull driver beats a super Leclerc, who finishes second and gives Ferrari its first podium of the year. On the lowest step of the podium is Verstappen, who finishes the race with his car visibly damaged after a contact at the start with Russell. It is the British driver himself who finishes behind him, while the other Ferrari of Carlos Sainz finishes fifth. Alonso and Hamilton finish sixth and seventh, respectively.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Sprint Race: the order of finish:

1 PEREZ 1:46.075

2 LECLERC 1:45.759

3 VERSTAPPEN 1:45.500

4 RUSSELL 1:45.150

5 SAINZ 1:45.418

6 ALONSO 1:45.007

7 HAMILTON 1:45.854

8 STROLL 1:45.692

9 ALBON 1:46.108

10 PIASTRI 1:46.404

11 MAGNUSSEN 1:46.442

12 ZHOU 1:46.049

13 GASLY 1:47.284

14 DE VRIES 1:45.768

15 HULKENBERG 1:47.851

16 BOTTAS 1:47.904

17 NORRIS 1:44.883

18 OCON 1:45.377

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