ROUND 17: 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2024
Circuit stats
- Circuit name: Baku City Circuit
- First Grand Prix: 2016
- Number of laps: 51
- Circuit Length: 6.003 km
- Race Distance: 306.049 km
- Lap record: 1:43.009 Charles Leclerc (2019)
- 2023 winner: Sergio Perez
Track Map
Man piastri has got ice flowing through his veins. Calm throughout the race under immense pressure and even after winning such a great race. Unbelievable temperament.
He had like 25 laps with Leclerc behind him AND with DRS. Every lap I was look at that interval timer and it was close to 0.6s which meant an overtake opportunity or it was almost 1.0s which would have broken the tow.
Then LECs tyres fell HARD. The crash at the end was crazy (haven’t seen Perez’s replay but it seemed like his fault), however I feel like the last two laps would have been bonkers and I think Leclerc would have finished 4th.
What a bonkers race. So much close racing throughout. Still in awe about the crash.
Piastri was fantastic. Norris from 15th on start to 4th was excellent salvaging by McLaren.
10 mega points for Williams! Points for Colapinto.
Bearman squeezes another point in.
Russell getting a random podium yet again.
What a race, I was glued to the screen from the start to the VSC period. Oscar’s overtake and defense were brilliant, Leclerc’s defense against Perez before the crash was unbelievable too. What a race and racecraft.
Great season isn’t it? Next year should be one for the ages. 2012 vibes
EDIT: year
Oscar about Carlos & Checo: “They haven’t been great friends this weekend” 😂
Never change, Oscar, never change.
The slow mos of piastri and leclerc grazing walls and sliding out of turns is so sick. They were pushing each other to the absolute limit.
