The pair were separated by less than a second for the entire second half of the race, Leclerc opening up his DRS on the long home straight every lap in an attempt to steal the race from the Australian – but was denied lap after lap until a brilliant 47th lap from Piastri broke the DRS link between them, allowing him to pull away for a famous win.

Carlos Sainz says he made a driving error in his crash at the start of Q3 at the Singapore Grand Prix, as he went off starting a timed lap. Oscar Piastri was completing a lap and had just been

Oscar Piastri overtook Charles Leclerc to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Formula 1 title challenger Lando Norris staged a stunning comeback to finish ahead of standings leader Max Verstappen

Oscar Piastri holds off Charles Leclerc to win in Baku. Only 18 cars lined up on the grid as Lewis Hamilton and Esteban Ocon had to start from the pitlane after breaking parc ferm

Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz were involved in a huge accident in the closing stages of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as they squabbled over a podium place. With the Red Bull of Perez battling for the lead for much of the race,