The Dutchman climbed from his car, inspected the tire and kicked it in anger before stomping off in disgust over the race-changing failure. Verstappen had no warning his tire was about to fail as he slammed into the wall. That made for an unfamiliar podium as Pérez, Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly all finished in the top three for the first time this year. Wolff: "Absolutely agree Lewis" #F1 #AzerbaijanGP Hamilton: "We've got to remember this is a marathon, not a sprint. “So sorry, guys,” Hamilton, who had vowed to keep his eyes on the bigger picture of the championship prior to the finish, told the team after his mistake. Verstappen maintained a four-point lead on Hamilton, who could have gained 25 points on his title rival with a victory.
Verstappen and Hamilton both finished outside the top 10, the first time since 2016 that the top two in the championship standings failed to score a point. Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton tried to pass Pérez for the win but accidentally flicked a switch that “basically switches the brakes off and I just went straight” through turn one and off course. Heartbreak for Max 💔 #AzerbaijanGP 🇦🇿 #F1 /sPEqCFdlwP
The unusual sequence began when championship leader Verstappen crashed out of the lead with four laps remaining, halting what seemed to be a sure march to his third win of the season (amid his rear wing has drawn attention from Mercedes).į1 threw a red flag, allowed teams to change tires during a lengthy delay, then unconventionally restarted the race. “I think they have the most enjoyable two laps of the race, you know?” “As long as we keep it consistent, going forward, it certainly helps the fans to be sticking to the TV,” winner Pérez said. The finish Sunday just might have been an unintentional preview of changes Formula One plans to experiment with later this season in an effort to add excitement to the on-track product. BAKU – Max Verstappen was cruising toward an easy second consecutive victory until an unexpected tire failure turned the Azerbaijan Grand Prix into a two-lap shootout, a shock victory for teammate Sergio Pérez and one of the more memorable races in recent memory.
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