HIGHLIGHTS: Watch the action from an exciting race in Baku as Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two
Max Verstappen produced a dominant performance to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, leading a third Red Bull one-two finish of the season, after capitalising on both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in the Ferraris retiring early from the race.
Twelve months on from a heart-breaking DNF in Baku, Verstappen produced a sensational drive, to win his fifth race of the season, as team mate Sergio Perez came home in second, 20.823s behind. George Russell finished in P3, to seal his third podium finish of the season, ahead of team mate Lewis Hamilton in fourth.
Pierre Gasly finished in fifth, ahead of the Aston Martin of Sebastian Vettel in P6. It was a good day for McLaren, with Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris coming home in P8 and P9, finishing behind Fernando Alonso in seventh. Esteban Ocon, in the other Alpine, took home the last point in 10th.
READ MORE: Verstappen leads Red Bull 1-2 as both Leclerc and Sainz retire in Azerbaijan
Along with the Ferrari drivers, Kevin Magnussen, Zhou Guanyu and Lance Stroll also retired early in Baku, with various mechanical issues.
Click on the video player above to relive the action from an entertaining Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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