Max Verstappen wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix to extend championship lead, Charles Leclerc retires due to an engine failure

Max Verstappen extended his lead at the top of the Formula One drivers’ championship as he won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. It was a Red Bull one-two on the streets of Baku as Sergio Perez finished in second.

Ad/> Mercedes could point to a relatively successful race with George Russell third and Lewis Hamilton fourth, but their problems with porpoising continue to hold them back. Azerbaijani Grand PrixWolff defends Hamilton's recent results after he finishes seventh in qualifying5 HOURS AGO Verstappen began in third place behind Charles Leclerc in pole and Perez in second.

Perez leapt into the lead on the first turn and as Verstappen closed in, Carlos Sainz suffered Ferrari’s first Did Not Finish as he suffered from a hydraulics problem. Verstappen then hunted down his rival and teammate to take the lead.

But after a round of pitstops Leclerc had the lead, only to suffer an engine failure on lap 20, which saw the Red Bull team pull away. More to follow...