BAKU:

Four-time champion Max Verstappen cruised to victory for Red Bull in Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix after series leader Oscar Piastri crashed on the opening lap and McLaren failed to clinch the constructors' title.

Driving with supreme authority, led from lights to flag to claim his first win on the unforgiving barrier-lined Baku street track, his second in succession this month, fourth this year and 67th of his career.

Verstappen came home 14.609 seconds clear of Mercedes' George Russell, who has been struggling with sickness all weekend, and 19sec clear of Carlos Sainz who scored his first podium and best result since joining Williams from Ferrari this season.

Mercedes' teenage rookie Kimi Antonelli put his run of poor outings behind him by finishing fourth ahead of Racing Bull

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