Hamilton, lucky victory in Azerbaijan - Formula 1

Hamilton, lucky victory in Azerbaijan - Formula 1

Lucky Lewis Hamilton won the crazy Azerbaijan Grand Prix in his Mercedes and now leads the 1 F2018 World Championship. Thanks to Bottas's puncture and Vettel's mistake

Successful victory won Lewis Hamilton с Mercedes в Azerbaijan Grand Prix... The British rider took advantage of the crazy ending of the race (partner puncture Valtteri Bottas and error Sebastian Vettel с Ferrari) and climbed to the top step of the podium in front of Kimi Raikkonen и Sergio Perez (Force India) conquering the top F1 world 2018.

Race Baku until the 40th lap it was rather boring (as for the first positions): the turning point came after a collision of two riders Red Bull Max Verstappen e Riccardowhich led to the entry into safety car on the road.

1 F2018 World Championship - Azerbaijan Grand Prix: report cards

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Good luck gave Lewis Hamilton top step of the podium Azerbaijan Grand Prix... Returning to success after six months of fasting coincides with conquering the summit F1 world 2018 and with the sixth consecutive race in the "top five". Now the British rider must prove that he can win even under "normal" conditions if he wants to claim a fifth world title.

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)

Sebastian Vettel he could easily settle for second place in Azerbaijan Grand Prix but he chose to try and steal the last-lap win from Bottas during the restart. Result? The wheels were blocked and three overtaking suffered (two at once by Hamilton and Raikkonen and one by Perez due to bus destroyed). It’s easy to say in hindsight, however, that we all would have done everything in his place to be the first to pass under the checkered flag, knowing that we had the most suitable car available.

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)

Valtteri Bottas it was very unfortunate: one drilling – arrived with three laps to go after hitting debris – prevented a Finnish driver from winning Azerbaijan Grand Prix a Baku... Thus ends a series of 18 consecutive GPs in points. Sin…

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)

Second place Kimi Raikkonen a Baku - received more for the shortcomings of others than for his own merits - allowed Ferrari return to the top F1 world 2018... For the Finnish driver, this is the third place in the "top three" in the first four Grand Prix of the season: really not bad ...

Mercedes

Campaign Baku of Mercedes ended with an unexpected victory and Lewis Hamilton in front of everyone in F1 world 2018 but the first place in the Constructors' Cup was momentarily lost Ferrari due to Bottas's very unfortunate puncture. However, the excellent strategy adopted by the Wall of the Star in relation to the Scandinavian rider (to postpone the tire change as long as possible in the hope that safety car, which happened later).

F1 World Championship 2018 - Results of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Free practice 1

1. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 44.242

2. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - 1: 44.277

3 Sergio Perez (Force India) - 1:45.075

4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 45.200

5 Esteban Ocon (Force India) – 1:45.237

Free practice 2

1. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - 1: 42.795

2. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) – 1:42.864

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 42.911

4. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 43.570

5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 43.603

Free practice 3

1. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 1: 43.091

2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 43.452

3. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) – 1:43.493

4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 43.519

5. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 43.569

Qualifications

1. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 1: 41.498

2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 41.677

3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 41.837

4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - 1: 41.911

5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 41.994

Race

1.Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1h43: 44.291

2 Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) + 2.5 p.

3 Sergio Perez (Force India) + 4.0 sec.

4 Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) + 5.3 s

5 Carlos Sainz Jr (Renault) + 7,5 sec

The standings of the F1 2018 world championship after the GP of Azerbaijan

World Drivers Ranking

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 70 points

2.Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 66 points

3.Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) £ 48

4. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 40 points

5. Daniel Riccardo (Red Bull) 37 points

World ranking of constructors

1 Ferrari 114 points

2 Mercedes 110 points

3 pawls Red Bull-TAG Heuer 55

4 McLaren – Renault 36 points

5 Renault 35 points

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