Formula One: Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Bottas and Hamilton make it a Mercedes one-two

Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for a record breaking start to the season.

Photo from BBC Sport

Mercedes set an all-time record of four consecutive one-twos to begin the season.Again Ferrari failed to challenge Mercedes - with the Italian's tactics coming under question once more.
Sebastian Vettel came home a close third, while team-mate Charles Leclerc finished fifth after a close fought battle for fourth, which was nicked by Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
Leclerc's consolation on a weekend that he had looked like dominating until crashing in qualifying was a point for fastest lap.

Photo from BBC Sport

The result makes Mercedes the first team ever to start the season in such a dominant fashion and puts their drivers in an enviable position in the championship.
Bottas returns to the lead of the championship, leading Hamilton by the point he gained for fastest lap in Australia. 
Vettel is 35 points behind.

2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Results

#		DRIVER	team	LAPS	TIME/RETIRED	PTS
C		V Bottas	MERCEDES	51	1:31:52.942	25
2		L Hamilton	MERCEDES	51	+1.524s	18
3		S Vettel	FERRARI	51	+11.739s	15
4		M Verstappen	RED BULL	51	+17.493s	12
5		C Leclerc	FERRARI	51	+69.107s	11
6		S Perez	RACING POINT	51	+76.416s	8
7		C Sainz Jr.	MCLAREN	51	+83.826s	6
8		L Norris	MCLAREN	51	+100.268s	4
9		L Stroll	RACING POINT	51	+103.816s	2
10		K Räikkönen	ALFA ROMEO	50	+1 lap	1
11		A Albon	TORO ROSSO	50	+1 lap	0
12		A Giovinazzi	ALFA ROMEO	50	+1 lap	0
13		K Magnussen	HAAS	50	+1 lap	0
14		N Hulkenberg	RENAULT	50	+1 lap	0
15		G Russell	WILLIAMS	49	+2 laps	0
16		R Kubica	WILLIAMS	49	+2 laps	0
NC		P Gasly	RED BULL	38	DNF	0
NC		R Grosjean	HAAS	38	DNF	0
NC		D Kvyat	TORO ROSSO	33	DNF	0
NC		D Ricciardo	RENAULT	31	DNF	0

Formula One Driver's Championship Standings
#/Driver/Team/Points/Wins/Podiums
1/V Bottas/Mercedes/87/2/4
2/L Hamilton/Mercedes/86/2/4
3/S Vettel/Ferrari/52/0/2
4/M Verstappen/Red Bull/51/0/1
5/C Leclerc/Ferrari/47/0/1
6/S Pérez/Racing Point/13/0/0
7/P Gasly/Red Bull/13/0/0
8/K Räikkönen/Alfa Romeo/13/0/0
9/L Norris/McLaren/12/0/0
10/K Magnussen/Haas/8/0/0
11/N Hülkenberg/Renault/6/0/0
12/C Sainz Jr./McLaren/6/0/0
13/D Ricciardo/Renault/6/0/0
14/L Stroll/Racing Point/4/0/0
15/A Albon/Toro Rosso/3/0/0
16/D Kvyat/Toro Rosso/1/0/0
17/A Giovinazzi/Alfa Romeo/0/0/0
18/R Grosjean/Haas/0/0/0
19/G Russell/Williams/0/0/0
20/R Kubica/Williams/0/0/0
2019 Races and Results
Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne, 15-17 March
1. Bottas, 2. Hamilton, 3. Verstappen

Bahrain Grand Prix
Sakhir, 29-31 March
1. Hamilton, 2. Bottas, 3. Leclerc

Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai, 12-14 April
1. Hamilton, 2. Bottas, 3. Vettel

Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku, 26-28 April
1. Bottas, 2. Hamilton, 3. Vettel

Spanish Grand Prix
Barcelona, 10-12 May

Monaco Grand Prix
Monte Carlo, 23, 25-26 May

Canadian Grand Prix
Montreal, 7-9 June

French Grand Prix
Le Castellet, 21-23 June

Austrian Grand Prix
Spielberg, 28-30 June

British Grand Prix
Silverstone, 12-14 July

German Grand Prix
Hockenheim, 26-28 July

Hungarian Grand Prix
Budapest, 2-4 August

Belgian Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps, 30 August-1 September

Italian Grand Prix
Monza, 6-8 September

Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay, 20-22 September

Russian Grand Prix
Sochi, 27-29 September

Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka, 11-13 October

Mexican Grand Prix
Mexico City, 25-27 October

United States Grand Prix
Austin, 1-3 November

Brazilian Grand Prix
Sao Paulo, 15-17 November

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina, 29 November-1 December



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