With an early threat of being a borefest, the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix returned to its old habit of serving up some really dramatic racing. After Monaco a fortnight ago, the Formula 1 circus arrived in Azerbaijan for another street race. Albeit having a faster layout than Monte Carlo, Baku posed similar challenges for both teams and drivers. The performance trends that were seen in Monaco were expected to carry on to Baku with some differences mainly focused around the fact that Baku allows for overtaking. So nailing pole on Saturday was never a guarantee to win the race as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc proved. Teams had to find a proper balance between qualifying and the race while...
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