Max Verstappen reached 150 points in the Formula One 2022 Drivers' World Championship and extended his lead after winning the race in Baku
The leader is the same, but Max Verstappen's lead has increased. The reigning world champion won the Azerbaijan GP on Sunday (12) in Baku to reach 150 points for the 2022 season. It is his biggest lead of the season and was achieved thanks to yet another problem for Charles Leclerc, who abandoned with another engine failure while leading.
With the result, Verstappen now has a 21-point lead over second place. Which is no longer Leclerc. Sergio Pérez was second in the race and set the best lap, enough to reach 129 and snatch the second place.
Leclerc was left with third place after another race in which the chance of victory was real and fell apart for reasons completely unrelated to his driving. He finishes third with 116 points.
+ THE DRIVERS' AND CONSTRUCTORS' WORLD STANDINGS AFTER THE GP OF AZERBAIJAN
George Russell follows an impressive saga of going to the top-5 in every race: he has 99 shots and fourth place, while Carlos Sainz, also zeroed out in Baku, continues with 83. Rounding out the top-10 are Lewis Hamilton (62), Lando Norris (50), Valtteri Bottas (40), Esteban Ocon (31), and Pierre Gasly (16).
In the Constructors' World Championship, Red Bull is starting to fire after a troubled start. With perfect scoring, it has reached 279 points against 199 for a zero-rated Ferrari. Mercedes has 161 and comes in third place, while McLaren (65), Alpine (47), Alfa Romeo (41), AlphaTauri (27), Haas (15), Aston Martin (15), and Williams (3) round out the list.
Formula 1 returns next week, June 17-19, in Montreal, with the Canadian Grand Prix.