Ricciardo wins amid Azerbaijan GP chaos

Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) became the 4th winner of the season by winning the Azerbaijan GP in Baku, signing his 5th victory in F1. The Australian, only 10th on the grid after hitting the wall in Q3, took advantage of the competition's misfortunes to take the lead in the race ahead of Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Lance stroll (Williams). However, the Red Bull driver had to stop at the start of the race to remove debris stuck on his RB13 and only emerged in 17th place.

Valtteri Bottas moved up to 2nd place after finding himself one lap behind the leader following contact at the start of the race with Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari). The Finn from the stable Maranello, at the origin of several interruptions for having deposited debris on the track, finally gave up.

Lance Stroll scored his first podium in F1 after scoring his first top ten (9th) in Montreal (Canada). If the former champion of F3 European Championship was overtaken just before the finish line by Valtteri Bottas, he became the first Canadian to achieve a podium in the discipline since Jacques Villeneuve at the 2001 German GP at Hockenheim.

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) won his duel against Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) finishing ahead of the Briton who completed the top five. The three-time world champion received a 10s stop & go while he was in the lead for hitting his rival's Mercedes after first hitting the leading car which braked suddenly under the power of the leading car. security.

Lewis Hamilton could have struck a big blow against Sebastian Vettel, but the Mercedes driver had to return to the pits to have his cockpit protection reattached.

Esteban Ocon (Force India) moved up to 6th after falling in the standings following contact with teammate Sergio Pérez, who ultimately retired, as both drivers battled for a podium. The Frenchman took advantage of red flag to reposition themselves in the hierarchy.

Kevin Magnussen (Haas) finished in 7th place, his teammate Romain Grosjean having only ranked 13th handicapped by his brake problems. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Toro Rosso ) followed in 8th position.

Fernando Alonso offers the first points of the season for McLaren-Honda taking 9th place ahead of Pascal Wehrlein (Sauber). His teammate Stoffel Vandoorne placed 12th.

Felipe Massa (Williams) was at the front before retiring with a mechanical problem. The pilots Renault Nico Hulkenberg and Jolyon Palmer, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) also dismounted.

In the Championship, Sebastian Vettel leaves Baku with a 14-point lead over Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes GP, on the other hand, overtakes Scuderia Ferrari with a 24-unit lead.

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Discover the analysis of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2120 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.