Perez lived up to his ‘king of the streets’ nic🌃kname with a commanding drive to win around the streets of Baku for the second time in three yearsܫ.

It means all of hiꦗs wins for Red Bull have now been at street circuits🌱, having won at Monaco, Singapore and Saudi Arabia previously for the team.

Perez ran behind Verstappen during the opening phase of the race after they both breezed past polesitter 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.

The decisive moment came w🐟hen Nyck de Vries came to ꦰa halt on Lap 11.

Preempting a potential Virtual Safety Car, Red Bull called Verstappen in๊ for fresh ty༺res as Perez stayed out.

Shortly after Verstappen’s stop, the Safety Car was deployed to recover de Vries car - this gave Perez a free pit stop, allowing him t💖o rejoin ahead of Verstappen, while Leclerc also got back ahead of ಞthe reigning world champion.

The rest of the race was a dull affair as Perez kept Verstappen at arm’s length at the front o⛦f the field, responding to the Dutchman’s pace.

It means Perez has won in Baku for the second time in his career having claimed ꧃his maiden victory for൩ Red Bull back in 2021.

It means the Mex♔ican is just six points behind Verstappen in the title race.

Verstappen secured second which ensured 𓆉he remained in the lead of the champion𝓡ship. 

Leclerc enjoyed a perfect weekend to finish third, fendin🌱g off Fernando Alonso in fourth♕.

Carlos S♈ainz resisted late pressure from Lewis Hamilton to finish fifth, while Lance Stroll claimed seventh despite brushing the barrier at one point.

🍸Georg🎐e Russell secured the fastest lap as he finished eighth following a late pit stop.

Lando Nor෴ris and Yuki Tsunoda r🀅ounded out the top 10.