00:01And Formula One is underway on the streets of Baku. Good reaction times of Verstappen, but it's Charles Leclerc
00:07who maintains the lead into Turn 1. The top three are as they were going through. Sainz is in fourth.
00:13Hamilton is vulnerable to Fernando Alonso, diving to the inside, but Hamilton chops across.
00:18Lost momentum for Alonso means he's vulnerable now, and there's a tap there between a Williams.
00:22I think that was Oscar Piastri getting hit as he went through.
00:25He was side by side dropping back, losing positions at the start. He's lost one.
00:28It's as he were in the top five, though.
00:30I think it was Alvin nibbling a bit of Piastri further down on the edge of the top ten.
00:35Is there going to be any opportunity for Charles Leclerc, who's checking the mirrors early?
00:39He knows the threat is close. Will he be able to offer a defense?
00:42Is it the moment for Max Verstappen to use the slipstream to power alongside and take the lead?
00:47It looks like it might be, and say goodbye to Max Verstappen in second place,
00:51because that's the race lead for the world champion, breezing on by,
00:55and Verstappen takes first place in the race.
00:59And we are waiting to see Perez use the efficiency.
01:03The barn door opens, and Perez takes a dart to the inside.
01:07Charles Leclerc knows he can't fight it with defense on the way in.
01:11It's a Red Bull 1-2 as Perez takes second.
01:15And Hamilton pits. He doesn't fancy a wheel-to-wheel with Fernando Alonso, and he pits to get rid of
01:20the tires.
01:21Yeah, and they are all going to have to start pitting as well with others that have jumped in early.
01:25Albon, now Norris is covering off his teammate Anuki Tsunoda, so it's going to trigger this round of pit stops.
01:30Maybe put us towards a two-stop Grand Prix as well, depending on how this hard holds out.
01:36Baseline is...
01:37Yeah, but I'm sliding.
01:40Anderson.
01:40Now this could bring out the virtual safety car. Nick De Vries has gone deep, and that is why we
01:47have the yellow flag.
01:48Verstappen being told to come into the pits, and Perez will assume the lead at a circuit. He adores.
01:54So, De Vries is off at turn six. It sounded like he had the engine going.
01:59But if there's suddenly a safety car or a VSE, Max has pitted at a very bad moment here,
02:04because everyone else will save nine seconds on a pit stop.
02:07Early stop for Verstappen, who was getting through his tires just too quickly. Safety car's called.
02:12Vogue safety car is out, and that is a massive advantage then.
02:17They'll have to respect the delta that they now get.
02:20That is Nick De Vries clipping the apex wall and damaging the front left.
02:24Yeah, so it is just a bit greedy on the apex of the left-hander, and it is a driver
02:29error then for De Vries.
02:30I was wondering how on earth you end up in this position, but he couldn't turn the car to the
02:33right.
02:34It's Perez and Leclerc getting the benefit of pitting under the safety car, and they find themselves ahead of Max
02:41Verstappen.
02:44Leclerc looking racing behind him. Now Perez goes.
02:47And we are back racing in Azerbaijan. Charles Leclerc, does he get a run to the inside? Will he take
02:52the opportunity?
02:52Perez feeling the need to defend. He's on cold tires, remember. There's an opportunity for Max Verstappen as they make
02:58their way through.
02:58Will they all make the corner? Cold tires, cold brakes, they will. And it's the top three as they were.
03:03That's a late lunge to the inside for the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll, who gets the place back that
03:08he lost in the pit stop.
03:09But this is Max Verstappen darting out of the slipstream, trying to immediately take the Ferrari back. Can he do
03:15it?
03:15This time he does it without DRS. Big move for Max Verstappen's Grand Prix.
03:19Yeah, he needed that. Needed to clear the Ferrari, and now he can go and chase after Perez.
03:24Alonso on the inside of Sainz. That's opportunistic. Brilliant from Alonso.
03:28Phenomenal move for fourth position for Fernando Alonso.
03:32On board. Here we go with Fernando Alonso. So Sainz is looking good. Gets a little bit boxed in behind
03:37his teammate.
03:37Alonso just says, wow, if you don't want the inside, I'll take it. And sticks it in there.
03:41Laid on the brakes. Committed. Brilliant from Alonso.
03:46Sainz trying to respond. And further back, that's a dive to the inside.
03:50And a tidy move for Lewis Hamilton, who gets past his teammate.
03:55This is Lance Stroll. And he is getting tight to the wall. Very tight to the wall.
04:01That's the wall. I'm tired.
04:03I'm sure you'll all notice that's the same part as Nick DeVries here.
04:06And ended up parked on those skid marks there, down towards turn six, which is why we had the safety
04:11car.
04:12This is on board with Kevin Magnussen, trying to fight his way through.
04:16Great driver's eye view of a move that takes him of the order.
04:19And he just hangs onto it for a second before losing the place again.
04:23Art in mouth for K-Mac.
04:271.5 seconds. Oh, very nearly over the road. All over the road for Stroll, who's checking the mirrors.
04:33He very nearly clipped the barrier. He did clip the barrier a few moments ago.
04:37And he's invited Lewis Hamilton to tuck up in the slipstream and to shape for the pass.
04:42Stroll, who put a good move on earlier on. One Mercedes is about to be passed by the other.
04:47As the similar power unit for the two of them, but it's TRS for Hamilton.
04:51And the mistake at 16 opens the door. Hamilton feeling the need to jump across and defend the place.
04:57He's up to 6th.
04:59This is turn 15. He turns in and he would have been heart in mouth for a second there.
05:06Does he brush it? Does he brush it? He does. He does with the right rear.
05:11A little bit of give in the tech pro. And he needed it.
05:18Further back down the order. Selling the dummy and making his way through.
05:22That is a fine move on the attack for Pierre Gasly.
05:25And it's only for 18th, but it's the best moment of his weekend so far.
05:32What happened at 15?
05:35Copy.
05:36Oh my days. That's your race leader. And he's hit the wall at 15. He is pushing.
05:45He's got him. Lando Norris finally fights away by.
05:49Here we go on board then.
05:51He's not having to defend. He's made a mistake on the braking here.
05:54There's a bit of a lockup. Now he's wide and yeah, he's just tightened.
05:57The second part of it. You're absolutely right.
05:59And then can't get out the corner. The man in the McLaren comes straight through on the inside.
06:05It has been a phenomenal performance from Sergio Perez. The Street Fighter has done it again.
06:11Sergio Perez wins in Azerbaijan to take his sixth career victory to beat his teammate.
06:18Max Verstappen takes the fastest lap on the last tour.
06:22But it's Perez's day in Baku. He's the first repeat winner at this venue.
06:27And despite all of Fernando Alonso's efforts, it's Charles Leclerc who's going to beat him to the rostrum.
06:35For the first time this season, Ferrari on the podium with Charles Leclerc.
06:39George Russell put the soft tyres on, completes all three sectors at the end, takes the chequered flag and looks
06:45for the fastest lap.
06:47He comes across the line and he's got it.
06:49King of the Streets.
06:51Well done, guys. We dominated this weekend. Well done, guys. Well done.
06:56It's another glorious day in the motor racing history of Red Bull.
07:01They are sweeping the races. Two wins so far for Verstappen.
07:05Two wins now for Perez and just six points in the world championship battle.
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