Mexican Sergio Perez won the sprint race in Azerbaijan, while Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), who started the race from first place and then had to give up the lead to the overpowering Red Bull in the eighth lap, and Perez's teammate Max Verstappen, also finished on the podium. was locked in a wheel-to-wheel duel with Mercedes driver George Russell in the first few corners of the race.
After the first lap, the race was slowed down first by a virtual safety car and then by a real safety car due to the wreckage of Yuki Tsunoda's car. Leclerc held on to the lead, Perez second, while Russell and Verstappen scored multiple times, with the Mercedes driver damaging the Dutchman's RB19.
The race resumed on lap six out of seventeen, and Verstappen took advantage of the flying start to overtake Russell to move into third place, while Sainz and Alonso passed Hamilton into fifth and sixth respectively.
Right at the start of the eighth lap, Perez took advantage of the wind and DRS assistance to pass Leclerc for the lead, and the order of the top ten positions remained unchanged for the rest of the race.
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