F1 2023: Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The streets of Baku, Azerbaijan, come alive with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix of the F1 2023 season as drivers are dishing out in an epic street race.

As the lights went off, the street racing action in Baku is underway with Charles Leclerc getting Max Verstappen on his crosshairs and engaged in a heated battle. As the race intensifies, Nyck De Vries went off track and surrendered, triggering a safety car.

As the race resumed at Lap 14, Fernando Alonso came out of nowhere and swoop down Carlos Sainz at Turn 6.

Halfway through the race, the two Red Bull drivers; Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen, are in the top spots, desperately fighting each other while the other drivers behind them are making bold moves of their own, and as the end draws near, only one of the Red Bull drivers came on top.

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In the end, Sergio Perez has successfully fended Max Verstappen off in this Azerbaijani street race of the F1 2023 season while Charles Leclerc completes the podium with a third-place finish. Other finishers include Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, and Lance Stroll.

After Azerbaijan, the two Red Bull drivers now had a six-point gap between them, Verstappen's 93 vs. Perez's 87, while Fernando Alonso's third with 60 points.

The next race of the F1 2023 season will be the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix this May 7th.