2021 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Live: As it happened.

A crazy race with a great top three - Perez, Vettel and Gasly is the top three.

Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin
Podium
#AzerbaijanGP pic.twitter.com/jVnHTDwTfD

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Top ten: Perez, Vettel, Gasly, Leclerc, Norris, Alonso, Tsunoda, Sainz, Ricciardo and Raikkonen.

Sergio Perez wins the #AzerbaijanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/x5KHJ2WCfV

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Sergio Perez wins the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of Vettel and Gasly.

Hamilton is down to 16th in all this as Gasly and Leclerc battle for third...

Perez leads Vettel, Gasly, Leclerc, Norris, Alonso, Tsunoda, Sainz, Ricciardo and Raikkonen.

Hamilton's gone off at Turn 1! Disaster for the reigning world champion.

HAMILTON

"It's a marathon not a sprint" #AzerbaijanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/QE3WM0zvoJ

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The drivers are now taking the grid... 

#AzerbaijanGP red-flagged after Max Verstappen tyre blow out while leading the race

Sergio Perez, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel is the current top three https://t.co/N1apsoxUnd #F1

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The drivers are still in the pit lane awaiting news

We've reached lap 49 of 51

The top 10 as it stands...
PER
HAM
VET
GAS
LEC
TSU
NOR
SAI
RIC
ALO #AzerbaijanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/Bs4q7fgbtY

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Suggestions that the race will restart.

Horner tells Helmut Marko: "I think it is just a tyre failure. They were at the end of their life. It is the same tyre that failed on Stroll so I think it is a tyre issue."

Disbelief in the Red Bull garage

Total frustration on the main straight#AzerbaijanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/yibdhsTg9v

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