Leclerc’s fading tyres gave Piastri a bit of little bit of respite within the closing laps, earlier than a dramatic crash involving Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz introduced out the Digital Security Automobile and confirmed the second Grand Prix win of his profession.
Reflecting on the battle, Piastri mentioned: “I attempted at the beginning of the race to get in entrance however as soon as I dropped out of DRS [range] I simply didn’t have the tempo. After the cease, I noticed we had been fairly shut once more and I felt like we had a bit of bit of additional grip and I needed to go for it.
AS IT HAPPENED: Observe all of the motion from the Azerbaijan GP as Piastri beats Leclerc whereas Perez and Sainz collide late on
“I knew that if I didn’t get previous at the beginning of the stint, I used to be by no means going to get previous, so I went for a fairly large lunge however managed to tug it off after which hold on for expensive life for the subsequent 35 laps.
“The final couple of laps, as soon as [Leclerc] dropped out of DRS, had been a bit of bit extra enjoyable, however there’s no such factor as a calming lap round right here, so it was arduous work. It undoubtedly goes down as one of many higher races of my profession.”
