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Race: Perez wins, late drama for Verstappen and Hamilton

Sergio Perez took his first win as a Red Bull driver in a fascinating Azerbaijan GP, with team-mate Max Verstappen suffering a tyre failure five laps from the end while leading. The drama didn't not end there, either, as Lewis Hamilton fell from P2 to P15 as the race restarted from a standing start with just two laps left, locking up and heading down the escape road. Red Bull had been heading for what looked to be an almost certain 1-2 finish with Verstappen in front, but the Dutchman's left-rear tyre deflated on the start/finish straight to deny him a crucial race victory. The race was red-flagged soon afterwards, with Verstappen left understandably frustrated and shaken after flying into...
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