2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix | Race Highlights

If you haven't seen this race yet, say no more: watch this video. Three safety cars, a red flag, title race drama, and a stunning finish. Baku delivers!

[JW-ZeroSpyderW]

The whole bloody race was a highlight.

[auburn.JoaoDuarte]

Baku just proved everyone wrong... street circuits are amazing and can give awesome races

[gigihpambudi]

4:42 Dual Axis Steering system (DAS) before it was cool

[Faithful-Preservation]

Whoever you support in F1, I think we can all agree that this race was incredibly enjoyable as an F1 fan.

[officialminisextra]

This race was like a whole movie:
- We had a drama movie with 3 safety cars in a row and a red flag
- We had an action movie with the crash between both Force India
- We had fighting movie with Vettel playing ping pong with Hamilton
- We had science fiction movie with Stroll on podium and McLaren on points
- We had comedy with Alonso saying they could win the race

[julianpottermusic]

"and this is the problem bottas has with his front right tyre!"
monaco 2021: *ha*

[FirriApril]

This was probably the most intense and exciting F1 race I have watched in the past 10 years

[edoardodalpra]

That long straight is the best thing to ever happen to f1.

[mv]

3:57 triple overtake by daniel ricciardo. this is why this was my favourite race.

[spdcrzy]

Now THIS is a proper F1 track! Mad dash for passing, technical segments, crazy straight-line speeds (330km/h?!?), and actual RACING!

[lyleclarke]

03:55, Ricciardo goes from 5th to 6th to 3rd in a few hundred metres...

[uzaironf]

I can't believe this race was 5 years ago already. Probably my favourite race of the hybrid era so far. Full of action, chaos, unpredictable results and a bit of controversy mixed in.

[Lexxix]

Back when the Williams were decent :'(

[soezsense]

This video should be 2 hours and 3 minutes long wtf

[vnny]

3:37 amazing job by the Marshall great form!

[NavF]

- Toro Rosso misunderstanding at turn 1: Sainz spun by Kvyat
- Bottas and Ricciardo back of the pack after 5 laps
- Max out due to Red Bull-Honda
- Force Indias crash with each other and ruin a possible 1-2
- Massa p3 but has to retire
- Red flag and 3 Safety cars
- Seb and Lewis go nuts in an altercation that will be remembered
- Seb gets stop-go penalty
- Hamilton has to pit because of problem with f*cking headrest (thing drivers put on their shoulders in the car)
- The 2 title contenders go back from p8 and p9 at the half-race
- Stroll P2, Magnussen P3 and Alonso P5 at lap 33
- Seb and Lewis start going back up with Alonso bantering on radio
- Stroll P2 literally 2 seconds before the finish line but Bottas takes him on the line for one f*cking tenth
- Race ends with Ricciardo P1 having done last to first challenge after having been P17
- P2 Bottas, having been P20 and a lap down after the first lap
- Overly criticised Stroll shocks and gets P3
- Alonso gets P9 from pitlane start and no Honda engine blows out, Wehrlein P10 yet again gets points for Sauber.
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At least Palmer retired, it would have been scripted if this didn’t happen

But Baku is boring and dull right? Take it off the calendar.

[MakHash]

I like baku. Its unpredictable and dangerous. Even the best can crash with tiny mistake.
awesome week.

[benyaminpinto]

Baku needs an unlimited grandprix contract

[ryannowbuth]

+FORMULA 1 I feel so bad for Felipe Massa- he could've won this race, what with Hamilton's headrest coming loose, and Vettel's 10 second stop go penalty. It would have been his first win, since that fateful Brazil 2008 race at Interlagos. Just when everything seemed to be going his way, the rear damper gave up on him. But huge respect to Massa, he didn't let his disappointment stop him from being happy for his team-mate's maiden podium. I hope one day Massa gets that win (or maybe even a championship), for being a good sport throughout his career (especially at Brazil 2008), as well as his admirable personality.

[honda]

To what we saw, our engine has not blown.
CHAMPAGNE!!!!