F1 Mid-Season Review: 5 best races on the calendar so far

Lewis Hamilton leads the World Championship
Lewis Hamilton leads the World Championship

#3 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Winner: Lewis Hamilton)

Hamilton won a chaotic race
Hamilton won a chaotic race

If there was ever one word to describe the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, it would have to be chaotic. The race was full of drama from the get-go with double punctures, suspension damage and front-wing damage all on show. This resulted in a definite safety car early on.

A second safety car was needed after the two Red Bulls hit each other on lap 40, causing a massive stir and changing up the order of position yet again. Just when it looked like Valtteri Bottas would notch up a famous win, the Finn suddenly suffered a puncture and was forced to retire soon after, resulting in his teammate Hamilton taking the race lead.

Sergio Perez of Force India remarkably took advantage of the chaos as well and ended up with a podium finish while pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel could only finish fourth.

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