STREET TRACK MAESTRO SERGIO PÉREZ BECOMES FIRST DOUBLE-WINNER AT THE BAKU CITY CIRCUIT

Following his success here in 2021 Sergio broke the “Baku syndrome” by  taking his second glorious victory this year.  This means that now the Baku race has a double winner for the first time ever. With the Baku circuit bringing the Mexican driver a double dose of good luck it helped secure his victory with his triumph in the Sprint race yesterday as well. Notably, he still holds the title of the driver with the most podiums in Baku, totalling up to four.

He completed the 51-lap FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2023 just over two seconds ahead of his team-mate Max Verstappen, to give the jubilant Red Bull outfit their third 1-2 finish of the season. Firstly he didn’t damage his tyre when he grazed the wall on the entry to Turn 15 late in the race and secondly benefitted from a Safety Car intervention which helped him get ahead of his team-mate.