2018 Azerbaijan GP, race report: Kimi P2 and Sebastian P4

Lewis Hamilton was handed victory in a madcap finish to a chaotic, incident-strewn Azerbaijan Grand Prix in which both Red Bulls sensationally collided with each other. The pair had repeatedly clashed during the race, narrowly avoiding contact in a number of overtaking maneuvers.

Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas was on course to win after Mercedes took advantage of a late safety car to jump long-time leader Sebastian Vettel‘s Ferrari. But after Sebastian had thrown away second place with a mistake at the restart, Bottas suffered a puncture on the next lap. His two rivals out of the way, Hamilton was given victory and the championship lead on a plate after looking set to finish third.

The late safety car had been triggered by a crash between the two Red Bulls, when Daniel Ricciardo slammed into the back of team-mate Max Verstappen while trying to pass into the first corner.

Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen finished second for Scuderia Ferrari, ahead of Perez who scores the first points of the season for Force India.