Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019
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FINAL CLASSIFICATION: Round 4, Azerbaijan
Bottas wins and takes the drivers' championship lead #F1 #AzerbaijanGP pic.twitter.com/ZS4JTzooLc
- Formula 1 (@ F1) April 28th
Max Verstappen finished 4th. Charles Leclerc, 5th, is elected driver of the day.
Max Verstappen finished 4th. Charles Leclerc, 5th, is elected driver of the day.
T51 – It’s victory for Valtteri Bottas in Baku! Lewis Hamilton finished 2nd, to the applause of the public at the Atelier Renault.
T51 – Charles Leclerc takes the circuit lap record in 1’43″009!
T51 – Last round! Valtteri Bottas took back the lap record thanks to the DRS offered by the latecomer George Russell! This is normally a given for Valtteri Bottas, who should win.
T50 - 2 laps left but Lewis Hamilton can't come back any further. There remains roughly 1″ between the two men, 8 tenths in the winding sector.
T49 – 3 laps remain and Lewis Hamilton takes the fastest lap of the race! The Englishman uses his DRS! He’s in the Finn’s rear wing!
T48 – Lewis Hamilton is 1″ behind Valtteri Bottas!
T48 – Charles Leclerc stops! He will try to take the point of best lap with new soft tires.
T48 – The gap is now 1″5.
T47 – With five laps remaining, Lewis Hamilton tries to catch Valtteri Bottas. The gap is reduced to 1″6.
T45 – Lap record for Valtteri Bottas in 1’44″488!
T44 – Kimi Räikkönen made a good comeback; the Finn, who started from the pits, is 10th.
T43 – Charles Leclerc no longer gains time on Max Verstappen. The Monegasque will surely be satisfied with 5th place.
T42 – Valtteri Bottas enters the last 10 laps.
T41 – The VSC disappears, the race resumes.
T40 – Abandonment also for Romain Grosjean. This is his third retirement in four races in 2019.
T40 – Before the VSC arrived, Max Verstappen took the lap record.
T40 – The Virtual Safety Car (VSC) is deployed.