Red Bull one-two in the Azerbaijan Formula 1 Grand Prix. Sergio Perez wins the race on the Baku street circuit ahead of teammate and world champion Max Verstappen. On the third step of the podium Charles Leclerc with Ferrari.
The Ferrari of Carlos Sainz closes fifth, behind the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso, the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan. Sixth was the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton ahead of the other Aston Martin of Lance Stroll and teammate George Russell. Lando Norris’ McLaren is ninth. The Japanese Yuki Tsunoda on Alpha Tauri closes the top ten.
Perez happy ‘everything worked out well for us today’
“Everything worked well for us today. We quickly overtook Charles (Leclerc, ed) and put pressure on Max (Verstappen, ed)”. Sergio Perez does not hide his satisfaction at beating his Red Bull team-mate by winning the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan: “We had less degradation than him in the first stint – explains the Mexican driver – It was going well for us immediately from that point of view. After the safety car it was another race on the hard tyres. We were very close with Max, we both pushed hard and we both grazed the walls a couple of times. The way Max he put pressure on me throughout the race and made my life difficult, but we managed to keep him under control. Touch on the block? I was lucky, the right front held up.”
Max Verstappen clings to bad luck who finished second in Baku anyway “I had bad luck with the Safety Car, then I pushed to try to stay close to Checo (Perez, ed) and to enter the DRS area. The tires though they overheated, because I was trying to follow Checo. Even with the balance I struggled to stay regular. I played a bit with the tools I had available and in the end I found a solution that worked better, but it was too late. There are so many things to learn from this race, in the end it is a good result for the team. Tension in the team? The season is long, there are still many things to learn. Baku is very different from Miami, which in turn will be different from other tracks. You have to keep learning. You can’t be perfect, there are days when you have to learn. I brushed against the walls in a few laps, but that’s what happens on city tracks.”
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2023-04-30 15:55:12
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