FASTEN your seatbelts Formula One fans as the red light has turned green for the Azerbaijan GP – and it has been a thrilling race so far. Potentially, the ‘box, box’ call to Verstappen before the safety car came out could cost him this race to Perez. Both Perez and Verstappen have driven good races here today, opening a huge gap to the field. They have a 10 second leads on Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari in third place. The Red Bulls are 8.6 seconds ahead of the Ferrari in third place now. Max Verstappen chases after Sergio Perez after taking the inside line on the turn to take the Ferrari. Max Verstappen is in third place, Carlos Sainz in fourth. Verstappen gets into third as both Ferraris and Aston Martins pit. DRS will be a huge help for the Red Bulls on the straight today. Verstappen makes a better start than Leclerc but the Ferrari manages to keep first place. Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last year and will be keen to become the first driver to win it twice. Max Verstappen let George Russell know what he thought after the sprint race yesterday. The Red Bull driver was left with significant damage on his car after he was hit by the Mercedes driver.

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