Formula 1 in Baku: Max Verstappen continues his lead in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The main race continues at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

According to "Report", Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is the leader after 20 laps.

Carlos Sainz from Williams and Liam Lawson from Racing Bulls are in the following places.

George Russell from Mercedes is fourth, and Verstappen's teammate Yuki Tsunoda is fifth.

15:23

The main race continues at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

"Report" reports that Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is the leader after 10 laps.

Carlos Sainz from Williams is second, and Liam Lawson from Racing Bulls is in third place.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri had an accident at the start of the race.

15:00

The main race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku has started.

"Report" informs that the competition started at 15:00.

Yesterday, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was first in the qualifying round. Carlos Sainz from Williams took second place, and Liam Lawson from Racing Bulls took third place. Andre Kimi Antonelli from Mercedes was fourth, and his teammate George Russell was fifth.

The Baku track, consisting of 20 corners and 51 laps, covers a total distance of 306.049 km. The first race in the capital was held in 2016 as the European Grand Prix. The following eight tournaments were called the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

In 2016, German Niko Rosberg finished the race the fastest. In subsequent years, Daniel Ricciardo (Australia), Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain), Valtteri Bottas (Finland), Sergio Perez (Mexico), and Max Verstappen (Netherlands) respectively finished the track in first place. In 2023, Perez won in Baku for the second time. In 2024, Oscar Piastri from McLaren overtook all his rivals. In 2020, no race was organized in our capital due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, McLaren driver Oscar Piastri leads with 324 points. His teammate Lando Norris (293 points) is second, and Max Verstappen (230 points) from Red Bull is third.

In the Constructors' Cup, McLaren is the leader with 617 points. Ferrari is second (280 points), and Mercedes (260 points) is in third place.