Valtteri Bottas won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday and retook the Formula One lead from team mate Lewis Hamilton after a fourth successive one-two finish for Mercedes.
YES VB YESSS!! What a finish that was! ? @ValtteriBottas wins the #AzerbaijanGP for the first time!! ? pic.twitter.com/N2hpE7ZljZ
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) April 28, 2019
Britain’s five times world champion Hamilton finished second to drop one point behind his Finnish team mate, who started the race on pole position, while Sebastian Vettel was third for Ferrari.
HAMILTON: “Congratulations to Valtteri. He drove really well and made no mistakes. This has to be the best start to a season that this team has ever had, and I’m grateful to be part of it”#AzerbaijanGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/zSETpWHnSq
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 28, 2019
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished fifth, behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, but the Monegasque took an extra point for the fastest lap.
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WATCH: dust flies as @valtteribottas crosses the line in Baku ?#F1 ?? #AzerbaijanGP pic.twitter.com/sVibKHC8u9
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 28, 2019
FINAL CLASSIFICATION: Round 4, Azerbaijan
Bottas wins and takes the drivers’ championship lead ?#F1 ?? #AzerbaijanGP pic.twitter.com/ZS4JTzooLc
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 28, 2019
