2023-04-29 14:27:40
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The Mexican driver sealed his victory by passing Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari halfway through the mini-race
Checo Perez gave the first blow of the weekend by taking the sprint of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and win the 17-round race at Charles Leclercwho could not with the rhythm of the Red Bull and ended up crossing in second position.
The Mexican had a good start and despite not being able to fight for the position Charles Leclerche did stay behind him and avoid problems with the rest of the peloton.
However, the race was conditioned by the entry of the Safety Car after what Tsunoda He lost his tire in the middle of the first lap –because he hit the wall-.
The safety car was maintained for four laps and Checo Perez He did not give the team a breather Maranello by sticking to the track and taking advantage of the DRS enable.
on the eighth lap Czech He opened his rear wing and with a good maneuver he won the inside part of the first corner and with it seized the first place.
Charles Leclerc tried to recover the position, but the superiority of the RB19 in sectors 1 and 3 were key. the one of Ferrari He was not able to get close to the man from Guadalajara, not even with the DRS enabled, so he lost distance as the laps went by.
With nine laps to go in Baku, Checo Perez He had precise handling, kept his distance from Charles Leclercwho, no matter how hard he stepped on the accelerator, could not avoid moving away from the Mexican.
Czech had the win in his pocket with four laps to go in the race, as Charles pulled more than two seconds away, while Max Verstappenneither did he pressure the Ferrari and decided to secure third place.
At the end of the day the Guadalajara took all eight points awarded this weekend and reached 64 points in the drivers’ world championship, while Verstappen finished with 75 units and in third position the season remained Fernando Alonsowho finished with 48 after adding three more late in the race.
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