Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend.
Daniel Ricciardo
The weekend started well for Daniel Ricciardo, who was quickest on Friday.
Stoffel Vandoorne
Practice went less smoothly for Stoffel Vandoorne, but a cunning strategy in the race saw him finish in the points.
Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen began the weekend facing more questions about his performance at the wheel. Two crashes during the weekend – one a controversial, race-ending collision with his team mate – means he can expect more of the same questions in Spain.
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Charles Leclerc
In his fourth F1 race Charles Leclerc gave a superb demonstration of his potential, finishing sixth for Sauber.
Start
Sebastian Vettel started from pole position again and led the field away.
Daniel Ricciardo
A dejected Ricciardo walked away after his race-long joust with Verstappen went badly wrong.
Valtteri Bottas
There was disappointment for Valtteri Bottas too, who was within a few laps of victory when a puncture put him out.
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Lewis Hamilton
That handed victory to a surprised Lewis Hamilton…
Sergio Perez
…and elevated Sergio Perez to the podium.
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Phylyp (@phylyp)
1st May 2018, 17:54
Ah, that picture of Bottas :-(
stefano (@alfa145)
1st May 2018, 18:48
That picture of Bottas is really moving, really a stunning shot
Forza Maldonado (@forzamaldonado)
1st May 2018, 20:05
Sad Bottas just breaks my heart :(
frood19 (@frood19)
1st May 2018, 21:07
superb pictures of ricciardo, bottas and perez post-race. you know it’s a good race when the human stories are this evocative.
Nick (@notacop)
2nd May 2018, 20:24
From next time i wish we could have higher resolution images
JMDan (@danmar)
3rd May 2018, 1:52
Seeing him in a post-race interview told me what Valtterri was doing inside his Helmet. A real heartbreaker.