THE MOTORSPORT LAP
Title chases under way in all racing categories
The Baku street circuit was the backdrop of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this past weekend and the fourth race of the 21-race season. Ferrari has been dominant so far having won three consecutive races with Sebastian Vettel at the helm. Having qualified on pole for the race ahead of Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-AMG) and Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-AMG) it was a case of getting cleanly off the line towards the first corner with no incidents. It was an eventful race with both Red Bull Racing cars retiring having crashed into each other, something that has occurred before and which places the team on the back foot in challenging for the championship. The race played into the hands of Hamilton following teammate Bottas’s puncture after driving over debris Hamilton won ahead of Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) and Sergio Perez (Force India). Hamilton now leads the championship by just four points with a total of 70, followed by Vettel on 66 and Raikkonen with 48. The next race is in Barcelona on May 13. ...
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