Force India replaced Ocon's tyres and Ferrari replaced Vettel's front wing. Same in Japan. Hamilton started in front, followed by Bottas, Räikkönen and Vettel. He rejoined in 17th place. … The historic city centre, the beautiful seaside promenade and the impressive government house all combine to provide the perfect backdrop for the spectacular track.“Obviously street circuits present a number of challenges, in terms of circuit design, but we have been able to incorporate some unique features that will provide the teams and fans with fascinating racing,” he comments.“For example, the extremely narrow uphill section at the old town wall rewards pinpoint accuracy and courage, while the 2.2 kilometres along the promenade sees the cars running flat out at very high top speeds - an incredible spectacle for the race fans on track and the viewers at home.”The National Flag Square hosts this enormous 70x35 metres National Flag. With fresh experience from his earlier double overtake, the Red Bull driver repeated the feat using DRS, the slipstream and sticking to the inside line to brake latest and dive past both Massa and Lance Stroll.Having made his own luck with arguably two of the overtakes of the season, Ricciardo's charge paid off - but this time through none of his own doing.

Full Azerbaijan Grand Prix race results following Round 8 of the 2017 World Championship at the Baku City Circuit.. 1. "The incident was instantly put under investigation by FIA race director Charlie Whiting, but his focus would be drawn by further bedlam.Vettel, distracted by his clash with Hamilton and suffering the unknown effects of a damaged front wing, found himself defending against Felipe Massa and Sergio Perez at the restart with the pair going either side of him into the first corner.Forced to back out on the outside line, Perez inadvertently left the door open to Force India team-mate Esteban Ocon to launch his own attack under braking for Turn 2.In almost a copy to the Bottas/Raikkonen clash on the opening lap, Ocon pushed Perez into a gap his Force India wouldn't be able to squeeze in leaving the Mexican to sustain hits against his team-mate and the wall. "Hindsight is a wonderful thing, which showed Vettel might have won the battle against Hamilton that day (albeit marginally) but it triggered a power shift in the war. George Russell felt "very thankful" to have the halo on his Williams Formula 1 car after a "massive impact" with Antonio Giovinazzi's loose wheel in Sunday's Belgian Grand PrixLewis Hamilton dominated Formula 1's 2020 Belgian Grand Prix to win ahead of Valtteri Bottas, with proceedings disrupted by a big crash for Antonio Giovinazzi that also eliminated George RussellMax Verstappen found Sunday's Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix "pretty boring", believing he spent 38 of the 44 laps at Spa managing his tyres en route to third placeAlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly says he "thought we were in the wall" when he pulled off a spectacular overtake on Sergio Perez in the Belgian Grand Prix Race Distance. Race country flag 2017 FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX Baku. 1976; Download Races; Contact Us; Log In; 2020. Video; Schedule. "It definitely sets a precedent within F1 and it also does for all the young kids that are watching us drive and conduct ourselves. The collision resulted in both Force Indias needing to pit due to damage - and with debris scattered along the track, the race was red flagged on lap 22.Once the circuit was cleared up, many were braced for part two of Hamilton vs Vettel at the race restart, but this time both drivers got clean getaways down the 2.22km main straight.Behind the leaders, Ricciardo continued to make his moves. As the red mist descended he pulled alongside Hamilton to remonstrate with him and in the process barged wheels with his rival - all while the safety car scampered off ahead and the rest of the F1 pack lined up for the restart.In a rivalry which had largely been marked by respect for each other's achievements, an inkling of bad blood suddenly flowed between Hamilton and Vettel in the middle of the F1 title battle. I think you struggle a lot more in life with things that you messed up rather than got messed up for you. By the time he crawled around the opening lap to pit, he was a lap down in last place.Early woes also hit Ricciardo as he rapidly lost performance from his Red Bull, dropping three positions on the fourth lap, before pitting a lap later to have debris cleared out of his brake ducts to stop his brakes from overheating, the unscheduled stop pushing Ricciardo back to 17th.But with his Red Bull back up to optimum performance, the Australian began his climb up the order starting with an impressive double overtake on Sainz and Marcus Ericsson at the start of lap 10.Ricciardo profited from the healthy dose of DRS, with an extra slipstream boost behind two cars running nose-to-tail, and the long pit straight providing ample opportunity for overtaking rarely attributed to a tight and twisty street track.Fortune also favoured Ricciardo when Kvyat and Max Verstappen suffered terminal engine issues in consecutive laps.

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2017 FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT 23 25 Jun 2017 Baku City Circuit, Baku

Following the red flag period, Hamilton's headrest unit had come loose and by lap 29 it was being pulled up by the immense air vacuum on the straights.It forced Mercedes to pit him from the lead under the orders of race direction at the end of lap 31 to affix the headrest. Sometimes a race passes by without a notable moment, logged in the history book known only by its name and the winner.It was the case during the first Baku Formula 1 race, given the European Grand Prix title for its inaugural year at the request of the race organisers as part of the re-imaging for the former Soviet state, with Nico Rosberg dominating to a Grand Slam in a race which took place without incident aside from an honourable mention for Sergio Perez's hard graft podium.When F1 returned to Baku 12 months later, this time to compete in the first-ever Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the European moniker was dropped, expectations weren't high despite the drivers' title fight heating up between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.Coming into the Azerbaijan GP the German led the standings by 12 points, despite finishing off the podium for the first time that season in the previous race in Canada. February 23, 2019; 2008. Standings. Technical insight. So perhaps it was a case of familiarity breeding complacency; after the first two corners, two of the main protagonists had their race plans ruined.Braking into the 90-degree left first turn, Bottas was under pressure from the Ferrari pair with Vettel giving a nudge from behind under braking, which unsettled the Finn in the run to the second corner.