Valtteri Bottas took victory in Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton who handed Mercedes their fourth straight one-two finish. The Finn crossed the line 1.524 seconds ahead of Hamilton to retake the overall championship lead from the Briton with the pair now separated by just one point with 17 races still to go. Sebastian Vettel in his Ferrari was a distant third as the Italian pre-season favourites once again failed to convert their early promise into a result.

The win around the streets of capital Baku was the fifth of Bottas' career and comes after a blown tyre three laps from the finish denied him last year. Like Hamilton, he now has two wins and two second places from the first four races of the season and is only ahead in the standings thanks to the extra point he scored for setting the fastest lap on his way to victory in last month's Australian season opener.