Top ten pictures from the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

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Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend.

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Baku City Circuit, 2018
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Baku City Circuit, 2018

The weekend started well for Daniel Ricciardo, who was quickest on Friday.

Stoffel Vandoorne

Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren, Baku City Circuit, 2018
Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren, Baku City Circuit, 2018

Practice went less smoothly for Stoffel Vandoorne, but a cunning strategy in the race saw him finish in the points.

Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Baku City Circuit, 2018
Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Baku City Circuit, 2018

Max Verstappen began the weekend facing more questions about his performance at the wheel. Two crashes during the weekend – one a controversial, race-ending collision with his team mate – means he can expect more of the same questions in Spain.

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Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc, Sauber, Baku City Circuit, 2018
Charles Leclerc, Sauber, Baku City Circuit, 2018

In his fourth F1 race Charles Leclerc gave a superb demonstration of his potential, finishing sixth for Sauber.

Start

Start, Baku City Circuit, 2018
Start, Baku City Circuit, 2018

Sebastian Vettel started from pole position again and led the field away.

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Baku City Circuit, 2018
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Baku City Circuit, 2018

A dejected Ricciardo walked away after his race-long joust with Verstappen went badly wrong.

Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Baku City Circuit, 2018
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Baku City Circuit, 2018

There was disappointment for Valtteri Bottas too, who was within a few laps of victory when a puncture put him out.

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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Baku City Circuit, 2018
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Baku City Circuit, 2018

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Baku City Circuit, 2018
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Baku City Circuit, 2018

That handed victory to a surprised Lewis Hamilton

Sergio Perez

Sergio Perez, Force India, Baku City Circuit, 2018
Sergio Perez, Force India, Baku City Circuit, 2018

…and elevated Sergio Perez to the podium.

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6 comments on “Top ten pictures from the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix”

  1. Ah, that picture of Bottas :-(

  2. That picture of Bottas is really moving, really a stunning shot

  3. Sad Bottas just breaks my heart :(

  4. superb pictures of ricciardo, bottas and perez post-race. you know it’s a good race when the human stories are this evocative.

  5. From next time i wish we could have higher resolution images

  6. Seeing him in a post-race interview told me what Valtterri was doing inside his Helmet. A real heartbreaker.

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