DRIVER OF THE DAY: Sainz gets your Baku vote for superb Williams podium
In a weekend where many failed to keep it out of the wall, this man proved to be a very smooth operator...
He's not always had the best of luck in his first season with Williams, but in Baku that was all forgotten as Carlos Sainz scored his maiden podium for his new team. The Spaniard followed up a superb P2 Qualifying lap in Baku with a mature, measured drive to P3 around the unforgiving streets of Azerbaijan. Vamos indeed! Here’s how the voting broke down…
Carlos Sainz - 28.6%
Max Verstappen - 18.5%
George Russell - 8.3%
Lewis Hamilton - 8.3%
Liam Lawson - 7.4%
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