Max Verstappen continued his exceptional 2025 F1 season by taking his fourth victory of the yr.
Like at Monza, Verstappen dominated the race from pole place, profitable by over 14 seconds.
Verstappen managed the race from the entrance, main each lap and taking the quickest lap within the course of.
The 2025 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was Verstappen’s sixth grand slam of the yr.
What’s a Grand Slam in F1?
A grand slam in F1 is achieved by a driver who wins a grand prix from pole place.
They need to lead each lap of the race and set the quickest lap.
Jim Clark had probably the most F1 grand slams – eight – between 1962 and 1965, all driving for Lotus.
When it comes to the present grid, Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen at the moment are degree with six apiece.
Verstappen’s first grand slam got here on the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix in his first title-winning yr.
His second got here on the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.
Verstappen scored two grand slams in 2023 – Spain and Qatar.
The Dutchman’s fifth grand slam got here on the season-opening 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Verstappen celebrates his fourth win of 2025
This weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix is the sixth grand slam of his profession, two behind Clark now.
Reflecting on his newest win, Verstappen mentioned in parc ferme: “This weekend has been unbelievable for us. Monza was already nice however for us to win right here is improbable.
“The automotive was working rather well on each compounds. We had clear air on a regular basis, so you could possibly take care of your tyres, and it was fairly simple.
“It’s by no means simple round right here, very windy right now, so the automotive was transferring round so much. I’m extremely pleased with this efficiency.”
Verstappen is now simply 69 factors behind Oscar Piastri with seven rounds remaining.
When requested if Purple Bull can sustain this degree of tempo, Verstappen added: “It is troublesome to say for the time being however, for certain, the final two weekends have been wonderful for us. Singapore is a problem once more with the excessive downforce.”
