Pérez won the speed race in the Azerbaijan stage of Formula 1
The sprint race, which took place at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix before the fourth fight of the season in Formula 1, took place over 17 laps on the 6-kilometer track created on the streets of the capital Baku. .
The Mexican driver of the Red Bull team, Sergio Pérez, was the first to see the checkered flag in the race, starting from the 2nd row and scoring 8 points. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari team), who crossed the finish line 4.4 seconds behind the leader, took second place and Max Verstappen, 5 seconds behind his teammate Pérez, took third place.
By raising his score to 62, Pérez reduced the gap between championship leader Verstappen to 13 points.
Ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which starts tomorrow at 14:00 CET, the top 5 drivers and teams are as follows:
pilots
one. Max Verstappen (Holland): 75 points
2. Sergio Perez (Mexico): 62
3. Fernando Alonso (Spain): 48
4. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain): 40
5. Carlos Sainz (Spain): 24
equipment
one. red bull: 137
2. Aston Martin: 69
3. mercedes: 63
4. Ferrari: 37
5. McLaren: 12 (AA)