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29 Apr 2018

Williams get thier 1st points of the season thanks to Stroll, who finished in P8#AzerbaijanGP ???? #F1 @WilliamsRacing pic.twitter.com/iJWu6NsWSr
— #AzerbaijanGP ???? (@Formula1_MotoGP) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

And your #F1DriverOfTheDay is...

It’s the man who scores his first points in #F1, @Charles_Leclerc ??#AzerbaijanGP ???? pic.twitter.com/RtitDtY0zA
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

Hamilton now leads the race. Unbelievable.

29 Apr 2018

Utter utter heartbreak for Bottas!

29 Apr 2018

Safety car ends on lap 47.

29 Apr 2018

Where to start with this press release... ????#AzerbaijanGP #F1Baku
— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

Vandoorne struggling with tyres on his McLaren.

29 Apr 2018

Looks like this race might finish behind the safety car.

29 Apr 2018

Grsojean claims Ericcson might have hit him.

29 Apr 2018

Romain Grosjean gets himself into a wall behind the safety car!

29 Apr 2018

Safety car is out, can Bottas now win this race?

29 Apr 2018

Adrian Newey walks away in disgust.

29 Apr 2018

The Red Bulls have taken each other out!!!!!!!!!

29 Apr 2018

Verstappen pits and passes his team mate on the fresher tyres. Max is now P4.

29 Apr 2018

Ricciardo gets to pit first.

29 Apr 2018

Max struggling on his tyres, wants a fresh set of boots but told to keep it clean and hold on a bit more...

29 Apr 2018

Vettel pits and is back ahead of Hamilton as Bottas lead. The Finn still needs to pit. Good strategy there Ferrari!

29 Apr 2018

"Keep it clean" says Max's @redbullracing engineer.....
*watches intently*#AzerbaijanGP #Formula1 pic.twitter.com/XJ9RlLrBlV
— Racecar Engineering (@RacecarEngineer) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

It’s been a busy opening half at the #AzerbaijanGP. ?? Fernando is currently running in P11 with Stoffel P14.
????: https://t.co/cnJBz9wmGZ pic.twitter.com/fSlLMSAVcz
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

LAP CHART (LAP 16/51)

A LOT has happened so far ??#AzerbaijanGP ???? #F1 pic.twitter.com/zd7TczCbVW
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

Race leader Vettel now 5seconds ahead!

29 Apr 2018

That was short-lived... Vettel now leads by almost 4seconds.

29 Apr 2018

Max and Daniel have us on the edge of our seats. Let's hope they don't take each other out!

29 Apr 2018

Hamilton just took fastest lap of the race cutting down the gap to 2.2seconds to Vettel.

29 Apr 2018

Heartbreak for Hulkenberg with a massive puncture after hitting a wall. :( He is out of the race.

29 Apr 2018

Hulkenberg told that Verstappen has low battery. Translation - Go get him!

29 Apr 2018

It’s still going! Carlos in a great fight with Verstappen for P4, Nico is right behind tussling with Ricciardo. #RSspirit #AzerbaijanGP pic.twitter.com/LEGRpLP7Xt
— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

Verstappen:"I'm struggling with charge"

Engineer:"Focus on getting temperature in the tyres. It will get better" #AzerbaijanGP #F1
— F1 Madness ?? (@F1_Madness) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

Verstappen and Sainz seems to be playing tag...

29 Apr 2018

Kimi asking if his car is still ok.

29 Apr 2018

Sirotkin’s race ended before it really began

?? @suttonimages pic.twitter.com/RqmbtT9b8w
— Autosport (@autosport) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

Hamilton reports that Vettel's restart was "dangerous" - he did keep jumping forwards and then hitting the brakes a lot, before finally going very late to avoid letting anyone get a tow. #F1
— Autosport Live (@autosportlive) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

Vettel makes a gap between himself and Hamilton behind him.

29 Apr 2018

Close call for the Red Bulls as Max forces Ricciardo to back off and let him pass.

29 Apr 2018

Lap 2: VET HAM BOT RIC VER SAI STR PER HUL GAS LEC VAN GRO RAI HAR MAG ALO ERI #AzerbaijanGP #F1
— F1 Madness ?? (@F1_Madness) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

The Bulls keep their noses clean on a chaotic first lap of the #AzerbaijanGP ?? Daniel P4, Max P5. #F1 pic.twitter.com/FLB1gC4LPD
— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

LAP 1/51

Saftey Car deployed as chaos ensues ??

Ocon and Sirotkin OUT
Raikkonen with damage
Alonso suffers two punctures#AzerbaijanGP ???? #F1 pic.twitter.com/kPlobbzLFO
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

Ooops. pic.twitter.com/tyrJxcysVS
— Grand Prix Diary (@GrandPrixDiary) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

.@KevinMagnussen exits the pits on lap 2 switching onto a set of softs.#AzerbaijanGP #HaasF1 pic.twitter.com/wmuXHEy9fV
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

I’ve said this before. @alo_oficial could drive a washing machine to a podium.

He drives better with 2 wheels than some drivers do with 4.
— Fake Charlie Whiting says ¯\_(?)_/¯ (@charlie_whiting) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

I’ve said this before. @alo_oficial could drive a washing machine to a podium.

He drives better with 2 wheels than some drivers do with 4.
— Fake Charlie Whiting says ¯\_(?)_/¯ (@charlie_whiting) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

According to Sky race control, Sirotkin went in hard, pushed into Force India who bumped into Kimi's Ferrari...

29 Apr 2018

Drivers following safety car, no overtaking. Alonso has a puncture and is trying very hard to get to the pits while the safety car is out. Kimi is in the pits getting soft tyres.

29 Apr 2018

Lap 1 incident sees Ocon AND Sirotkin are both out of the race.

29 Apr 2018

Kimi crashes into Ocon Esteban!

29 Apr 2018

Contact down on Turn 2!

29 Apr 2018

Vettel leads Hamilton leads Bottas!

29 Apr 2018

Lights out!

29 Apr 2018

Here we go... Formation lap underway!#AzerbaijanGP ???? #F1 pic.twitter.com/kvCVq9k0Jj
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 29, 2018

29 Apr 2018

Formation lap in progress.

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