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Perez has excellent start in Baku and takes P1 away from Leclerc

Name: Perez has excellent start in Baku and takes P1 away from Leclerc
Uploaded: 2022-06-12T11:17:57.000Z
Description: Sergio Perez had a great start at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Mexican had an excellent start immediately and managed to pass Charles Leclerc, who started from pole position, in the first corner.

12 June 2022 at 12:17

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Sergio Perez had a great start at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Mexican had an excellent start immediately and managed to pass Charles Leclerc, who started from pole position, in the first corner.

Max Verstappen also got off to a good start, but the Dutchman found no room to get past either of his two predecessors. Verstappen could therefore do nothing but follow Perez and Leclerc. Carlos Sainz continued to drive in fourth place, keeping George Russell behind him.

Battle between Ferrari and Red Bull

It makes for an interesting situation for Red Bull Racing. With Perez in first place and Verstappen in third, it created a similar situation to how the Monaco GP ended. However, Ferrari still has enough laps to go to outsmart the Austrian racing stable.