RACE REPORT
“Did I think I would win? Not for all my money but this was the race we
expected last year all the safety cars and the chaos. I said it we had to stay out of
trouble and it certainly pulled off, ” added added Ricciardo.
Bottas was involved in a first lap collision with his fellow countryman (and
nemesis) Kimi Raikkonen which resulted in a puncture on his Mercedes. A slow
return to the pits saw him drop a lap down the field. But credit to him for never
giving up, and seizing the moment to unlap himself during the safety car period.
Thereafter he blitzed around the challenging confines of Baku, relentlessly