The next double victory for Mercedes, his second victory of the Season, the Finn takes world Cup overall lead. Vettel is once again the sad third. His young team mate Leclerc moves in the best time.
The Finn Valtteri Bottas has celebrated the Grand of the Republic of Azerbaijan his second victory of the Season in the formula 1. The Mercedes driver referred on Sunday to the Baku International Circuit, his team-mate and last year’s winner Lewis Hamilton on the second rank. Bottas, who claimed the championship lead from Hamilton. For the silver arrows, it was in the fourth race of the season, the fourth double success. Sebastian Vettel drove his Ferrari to third place and lost further points in the title race. The next Grand Prix will take place on 12. May in Barcelona.
Race result:
1. Bottas (Mercedes) [87 championship points]
2. Hamitlon (Mercedes) [86]
3. Vettel (Ferrari) [52]
4. Verstappen (Red Bull) [51]
5. Leclerc (Ferrari) [47]
6. Perez (Racing Point) [13]
7. Sainz (McLaren) [6]
8. Norris (Rosso) [12]
9. Stroller (Racing Point) [4]
10. Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) [13]
11. Albon (Toro) [3]
12. Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo)
13. Magnussen (Haas) [8]
14. Hulkenberg (Renault) [6]
15. Russell (Williams)
16. Kubica (Williams)
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TARGET
50/51 Hamilton tries, but he manages not to Bottas past to come. Bottas also the best time currently holds. It creates Leclerc?
49/51 Leclerc comes once again for a tyre change. The goal is clear: The fastest lap of the race go to a world Cup-extra point. Meanwhile, Hamilton is trying to come to Bottas past.
47/51 Hardly written, drives Vettel’s best time. Directly after, Hamilton drives the fastest lap.
46/51 Vettel loses time, while the two Mercedes pilots are anticipated to. Ultimately did not change to the starting line-up really much. Leclerc has a temporary High and now has to watch that he can race with his worn out tires now, as well as possible to the end.
43/51 Hamilton brings something on. The leading Drive to go to the last driver.
42/51 Current State:
1. Bottas
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Verstappen, who drives the fastest lap
5. Leclerc
39/51 VIRTUAL CAR , Meanwhile, is for Gasly, the race is over, after all he manages, his car rolling to where he is no direct threat. The Safety Car is out. The drivers have to drive 40% slower, and may not overtake.
38/51 Vettel makes up time on Hamilton. His team-mate Bottas now moves back a little faster.
36/51 in the front of the drive Bottas and Hamilton similar times, the Englishman is a bit faster, it currently has a backlog of +1.660.
35/51 Leclerc was now in the Box, but the time is not good, and the Ferrari driver is now behind Gasly on Positon six. You don’t want to, of course.
33/51 Über radio gets Leclerc said, that the new, soft tyres, not until the end would keep, so he must still be something more here to torment. Vettel will, of course, to Leclerc in the past.
32/51 Bottas drives thanks to DRS to Leclerc in the past. Shortly afterwards, Hamilton creates it. The tires had worn out. He would have to now change tyres to soft, and don’t hold up as long. It creates Vettel to his team mate past?
31/51 Ricciardo and Kwjat remain in a curve. The Australians didn’t get the curve, the Russians responded quickly, otherwise it would have been an accident.
29/51 Bottas, Hamilton, Vettel and Verstappen to drive similar lap times. It will be interesting what strategy you want to the two teams, Mercedes and Ferrari now.
28/51 Leclerc drives personal best time, lose but still just under 3 tenths on Bottas.
24/51 Hamilton moves relatively slowly. Vettel and, above all, Verstappen’s time to make good on the English.
21/51 Now is time Verstappen times with the fastest lap and makes this as the Fifth printing of the Fourth, Vettel.
19/51 Last drove the two Mercedes pilots the fastest laps.
17/51 Leclerc enlarged meanwhile, his gap to Bottas, Hamilton and Vettel. Which strategy drives a Ferrari now? For as long as possible to stay on track?
16/51 Verstappen was also in the Box, and is currently Sixth. Vettel puts pressure on Hamilton, but now is the best time.
14/51 Current State:
1. Leclerc
2. Verstappen
3. Bottas
4. Hamilton
5. Vettel
13/51 Bottas was in the Box and ranks on Position four. Shortly after, Hamilton is changing the tires. And comes up behind Bottas. Meanwhile, Vettel is driving is actually now the fastest lap. It was obvious to the tires, that he was initially slow.
12/51 Leclerc is now Fourth and just behind Vettel. The bends stop now, off to the boxes. Current Bottas, Hamilton, Leclerc, Verstappen, Vettel, Sainz. Meanwhile, Leclerc time on the Second Hamilton.
10/51 Vettel belongs here definitely, so far, not the Fastest. The distance to the Second Hamilton is +10,100. Why is the Leclerc so much faster than his team-mate? Of course he has new tires, the yellow (medium)…
9/51 Ferrari driver Leclerc… He drives the fastest lap. And Hülkenberg has overtaken Grosjean and is now on Position 13.
8/51 On the radio talking Ferrari, and Vettel in that there was probably a point in the curves 13, 14 and 15, the is wet and slippery.
6/51 Hamilton increased the gap to Vettel. Can faster, the German is not, or is he saving his tires?
4/51 Leclerc makes a slow track well and is now at Position eight. And a lap later he gets Sainz.
2/51 Bottas with a good lead of 2 seconds in the second round.
1/51 Fair Start, no impact. The only position change: Perez overtakes grope verse. Hamilton with his very good Start, he or she may have even overtake Bottas initially, but then retracted.
Start without any collisions or accidents
START
14:10 p.m.: The warm-up lap begins.
At 14:06: Overtaking is here, in the Baku City Circuit is not really possible. It is very tight here, as in the Video from the accident Leclerc. The city course is located in the heart of the city centre, leads to the historic old town of Baku along the many attractions.The track was designed by German track designer Hermann Tilke, and in October 2014, will be presented. 6.003 km the route is long and consists of eight to the Right and twelve left turns. 51 laps is to drive it here.
14:01 Watch: The Start Series:
1. Bottas (Finland) – Mercedes
2. Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes
3. Vettel (Germany) – Ferrari
4. Verstappen (The Netherlands – Red Bull
5. Perez (Mexico) – Racing Point
6. Kwjat (Russia) – Toro Rosso
7. Norris (Great Britain) – McLaren
8. Raikkonen (Finland) – Alfa Romeo
9. Leclerc (Monaco) – Ferrari
10. Sainz Jr. (Spain) – McLaren
11. Ricciardo (Australia) – Renault
12. Albon (Thailand) – Toro Rosso
13. Magnussen (Denmark) – Haas
14. Stroll (Canada) – Racing Point
15. Grosjean (France) – Haas
16. Hulkenberg (Germany) – Renault
17. Russel (Great Britain) – Williams
18. Giovinazzi (Italy) – Alfa Romeo
19. Kubica (Poland) – Williams
20. Gasly (France) – Red Bull
13:56 p.m.: The fourth race of the season is on. And again, the prospects for Ferrari versmogt. The German Ferrari Pilot Sebastian Vettel makes it to the mixed qualification at least to third place, but as always, Mercedes is in front of him. Valtteri Bottas will start from the Pole Position, next to him, slightly offset to the rear, his team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Currently, the Briton leads the championship standings with 68 points, just ahead of the fins (62). The current world Cup third Verstappen (39) starts alongside Vettel (37), this should be an interesting duel. Vettel’s Ferrari colleague Leclerc (36) had inflicted on Saturday in an accident himself and his car in the wall. The 21-Year-old is ninth in the race.
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