It was Rosberg's first win since Russia and his fifth victory of the season leaving him 24 points clear of his teammate in the drivers' standings.įerrari's Sebastian Vettel finished second for the second successive race with Force India's Sergio Perez coming in at a very impressive third after a superb drive. To further improve his mood after this historic win, his title rival and Mercedes team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, could only finish fifth.
The Mercedes AMG Petronas driver led from pole and established and held on to a lead he would keep for the entire 51 laps of this new street circuit. Nico Rosberg stretched his lead in this year’s world championship with a commanding win in Formula 1's inaugural Grand Prix to be staged in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Thousands of people packed the new home of Formula 1 in Azerbaijan to witness a quite spectacular opening ceremony followed by a hugely enjoyable race, where speeds on track exceeded the 360km/h mark, confirming Baku City Circuit as the fastest street circuit in the world! Today was the day when years of hard work and dedication finally paid off with a quite magnificent first ever Formula 1 race taking place in a gloriously sunny Baku.
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