(CNN Espasol) – Mexican Formula 1 driver Sergio “Seco” Perez The sixth race of the 2021 season is won by the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The stage was completed by German Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Frenchman Pierre Casley (Albadori).
Occupied by Red Bull Racing Honda Ride Perez Third place நிலை In the positions of drivers led by Max Verstappen of the same team as Secco.
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Verstappen was four points clear about Hamilton at the start of Sunday’s race, and it looked like he was going to claim his 13th career victory, but the tire exploded in the final moments of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
With five laps left, the Red Bull driver’s luck was out when his left rear tire exploded and crashed into a concrete wall.
Verstappen got out of his car and kicked the blown tire. The race was suspended to clean up debris scattered along the track.
The suspension gave Hamilton a chance to win the grand prize or, at the very least, to take second place and advance beyond Verstappen in the race for the driver’s title, but when he tried to jump Perez at the restart, Britain got out of the way …
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Perez walked away claiming his first Red Bull win and the second time of his career.
The second-place finisher gave Aston Martin its first F1 stage, while Pierre Casley finished third in the Alpha Toure.
With information from Reuters and CNN’s John Cinnad.
