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.

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

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?

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.

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

After starting 15th, Norris passed Verstappen late in the race to finish fourth, but the Dutch driver still leads by 59 points heading into the Singapore Grand Prix.

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.

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.

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,