Max Verstappen remains at the top of the Formula 1 World Championship classification despite having to abandon the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with five laps remaining when he was stroking victory. Ambitious as usual, Lewis Hamilton went to the victory trying to overtake Sergio Pérez on the highlight and ended up going off the track. This has led to him finishing fifteenth outside the points zone. Thus, Sergio Pérez took the victory in Baku and Sebastian Vettel and Pierre Gasly took the podium with him, finishing second and third respectively.
While there have been no major changes in the drivers ‘world standings, in the Constructors’ standings Red Bull is even more of the leader after Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were left out of the points zone in Azerbaijan. Ferrari , meanwhile, climbs a position and is already third ahead of McLaren .
In a sprint race of just one lap, Fernando Alonso was another of the winners. He started tenth and finished sixth. Carlos Sainz , for his part, was eighth. Leclerc , Madrid’s teammate, finished fourth ahead of Lando Norris . Tsunoda was seventh and Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen, ninth and tenth respectively.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix Classification
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Ranking of the Drivers’ World Cup
1. Max Verstappen – 105 points
2. Lewis Hamilton – 101 points
3. Sergio Pérez – 69 points
4. Lando Norris – 66 points
5. Charles Leclerc – 52 points
6. Valtteri Bottas – 47 points
7. Carlos Sainz – 42 points
8. Pierre Gasly – 31 points
9. Sebastian Vettel – 28 points
10. Daniel Ricciardo – 26 points
11. Fernando Alonso – 13 points
12. Esteban Ocon – 12 points
13. Lance Stroll – 9 points
14. Yuki Tsunoda – 8 points
15. Antonio Giovinazzi – 1 points
16. Kimi Räikkönen – 1 points
17. George Russell – 0 points
18. Mick Schumacher – 0 points
19. Nikita Mazepin – 0 points
20. Nicholas Latifi – 0 points
Classification of the Formula 1 Constructors’ World Cup
1. Red Bull Racing Honda –174 points
2. Mercedes – 148 points
3. Ferrari – 94 points
4. McLaren Mercedes – 92 points
5. Alpha Tauri Honda – 39 points
6. Aston Martin Mercedes – 37 points
7. Alpine Renault – 25 points
8.Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari – 2 points
9. Williams Mercedes – 0 points
10. Haas Ferrari – 0 points
