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McLaren's Oscar Piastri Wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix Thriller

McLaren's Oscar Piastri held off pole-sitter Charles Leclerc's Ferrari for an epic Azerbaijan Grand Prix win on Sunday with Mercedes' George Russell in third. Piastri's teammate Lando Norris finished fourth to reduce championship leader Red Bull's Max Verstappen (fifth) lead to 59 points with seven races and three sprints to go. There was late drama on the streets of Baku when Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull collided, the race ending under a virtual safety car.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri wins thrilling Azerbaijan Grand Prix after late crash drama

McLaren's Oscar Piastri held off pole-sitter Charles Leclerc's Ferrari for an epic Azerbaijan Grand Prix win on Sunday with Mercedes' George Russell in third.

Charles Leclerc Bounces Back From Crash To Top Practice Times For Azerbaijan GP

Charles Leclerc recovered from a crash early in the day to top the times for Ferrari ahead of Red Bull's Sergio Perez in Friday's second free practice on a day of incidents and accidents at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Leclerc, who has taken pole three times before on the tricky Baku street circuit, had gone off early in opening practice, hitting the barriers at Turn 15 and his car incurring damage to the front right section. He was unhurt and the Ferrari mechanics fixed the damage although he needed to pit early in second practice to fit a new power steering system. This produced the odd sight of the Ferrari team forming a wall of bodies – like a team defending a football free-kick – to block vision of Leclerc's car as it was repaired.