Oscar Piastri overtook Charles Leclerc to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Formula 1 title challenger Lando Norris staged a stunning comeback to finish ahead of standings leader Max Verstappen.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a fascinating game of chess but who left the land of fire, walking on sunshine and who was feeling the winds of misery?

With the European season behind us, Formula 1 now heads to Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that takes place on Sunday. The race for the World Drivers' Championship title has started to heat up with Lando Norris closing the gap on current leader Max Verstappen.

Oscar Piastri says he’s happy with the apparent flexible rear wing on his race-winning car but it’s not a “magic bullet” making McLaren the team to beat in Formula 1 ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri was rewarded for a brilliant drive with victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix—the second win of his career—enabling McLaren to snatch the lead of the Constructors’ Championship on another bad weekend for Red Bull Racing. Lando Norris also took a few points out of Max Verstappen’s leads in the Drivers' Championship.

After an exciting race in Monza, Formula 1 returns to the challenging street circuit in Baku. McLaren and Red Bull are entering a close fight, while Ferrari and Mercedes are lurking for a chance to return to the top of Formula 1.

Formula One statistics for Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, the 17th round of the 24 race championship: Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pierre Gasly was disqualified from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying for exceeding the fuel mass flow limit.

Australian driver Oscar Piastri took an impressive victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday, winning enough points that his team McLaren also took the lead in the constructors’ world championship,