The iconic setting of the battlements of Baku's Old City provided a fitting backdrop to a highly competitive Formula 1 race held there on Sunday (25 June).
This is being described as the race of the season, when almost all of the top finishers were drivers who met misfortune early on, though it will undoubtedly be just as well remembered for the clash between Hamilton and Vettel which has soured their previously sporting battle.
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo won the rollercoaster Grand Prix in Azerbaijan on Sunday, as rookie Lance Stroll took his maiden podium for Williams, pipped on the line by Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas. Championship leader Sebastian Vettel beat Lewis Hamilton to fourth place, despite being penalised for dangerous driving after hitting his Mercedes rival behind the safety car.
source: commonspace.eu with agencies
photo: The F1 race in Azerbaijan on Sunday was held in the shadow of the battlements of Baku's Old City
