- McLaren’s Oscar Piastri gained the 2024 System 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
- The win means McLaren now leads the Constructors’ Champion
- Reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Purple Bull Racing nonetheless leads the Drivers’ Championship
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri drove beautifully on Sunday to take victory within the 2024 System 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
It was the McLaren driver’s second profession win and with the factors scored for the staff, it means McLaren now has overtaken Purple Bull Racing to steer the 2024 Constructors’ Championship.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc completed in second place on the race held at Azerbaijan’s Baku Metropolis Circuit, whereas rounding out the highest three was Mercedes-Benz AMG’s George Russell.
Initially, it appeared like Purple Bull’s Sergio Perez was going to go Leclerc within the closing levels and safe second place, however a crash with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz knocked each drivers out. The race was then ended beneath the digital security automobile.
2024 System 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Photograph through Ferrari
Leclerc began the race on pole, with Piastri becoming a member of him on the entrance row. Behind them have been Sainz and Perez. Leclerc made an awesome begin and managed the race early on. He made a pit cease on lap 16 however was quickly handed by Piastri who would lead for the remainder of the race. Leclerc ended up chasing Piastri over the subsequent 30 laps whereas making an attempt to carry off Perez who on the similar time was holding off Sainz.
With Leclerc on getting old tires, it appeared like Perez was going to overhaul him on the penultimate lap to maneuver into second, however a failed overtake at Flip 2 enabled Sainz to catch as much as Perez. Sainz and Perez have been aspect by aspect going into Flip 3, with Sainz simply barely forward. Nonetheless, Sainz in an try to catch the slipstream of Leclerc then moved into the trail of Perez and the two crashed right into a wall, ending the race for each.
This enabled Russell to maneuver up and declare third forward of McLaren’s Lando Norris. Additional again was reigning world champion and present factors chief Max Verstappen of Purple Bull Racing, who had one other sluggish day, ending in fifth place.
2024 System 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Photograph through Mercedes-Benz
One of many highlights of the day was Williams’ rookie Franco Colapinto who scored his first factors in solely his second F1 race. He began the race in eighth place and completed in the identical place. Colapinto changed U.S. driver Logan Sargeant at Williams on the earlier spherical in Italy and can drive with Williams for the rest of the season. Oliver Bearman, who sat in for a banned Kevin Magnussen, additionally completed a decent tenth. Bearman may also take over Magnussen’s seat at Haas subsequent season.
Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen leads the 2024 Drivers’ Championship with 313 factors. Norris is second with 254 factors and Leclerc is third with 235 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, McLaren now leads with 476 factors. Purple Bull leads with 456 and Ferrari is third with 425 factors.
The subsequent race on the calendar is the Singapore Grand Prix on Sept. 22.
Beneath are the complete outcomes from the 2024 System 1 Italian Grand Prix:
1) Oscar Piastri, McLaren
2) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +10.910 seconds
3) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +31.328 seconds
4) Lando Norris, McLaren +36.143 seconds
5) Max Verstappen, Purple Bull Racing +77.098 seconds
6) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +85.468 seconds
7) Alexander Albon, Williams +87.396 seconds
8) Franco Colapinto, Williams +89.541 seconds
9) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +92.401 seconds
10) Oliver Bearman, Haas +93.127 seconds
11) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +93.465 seconds
12) Pierre Gasly, Alpine +117.189 seconds
13) Daniel Ricciardo, RB +146.907 seconds
14) Zhou Guanyu, Sauber +148.841 seconds
15) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +1 lap
16) Valtteri Bottas, Sauber +1 lap
17) Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing – DNF
18) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari – DNF
19) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin – DNF
NC) Yuki Tsunoda, RB – DNF
