Summary

  • Hamilton wins epic race, Raikkonen 2nd, Perez 3rd, Vettel 4th

  • Red Bulls crash out following collision on straight

  • Grosjean crashes out under safety car

  • Several first-lap collisions; Ocon, Sirotkin, Hulkenberg, Bottas out

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

  1. Magnussen double puncture

    Lap 1/51

    Haas' Kevin Magnussen has also been caught up in the lap one carnage. A double puncture for him, but he is at least back in the pits.

  2. Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    Esteban Ocon turned in and didn't give Kimi Raikkonen a single bit of room. Also, Sergey Sirotkin has also been in the wall, it might be at Turn 2.

  3. Alonso has a puncture

    A terrible start to Fernando Alonso. He has a puncture and has to absolutely crawl back into the pits. He is still in the race, just about.

  4. Safety car

    Lap 1/57

    Who had lap one in the safety car sweepstake?

  5. Sirotkin out

    And Sergey Sirotkin is out as well. Ocon's car is lying still on one side of a turn, Sergey Sirotkin's Williams on the other. One lap, two gone already.

  6. Ocon into the wall

    Kimi Raikkonen dives in the inside corner of Esteban Ocon, the pair collide and Ocon is into the wall. He started seventh and the race is done already for the Force India man.

  7. Sebastian Vettel makes a good start, he gets to the opening corner cleanly.

  8. Go! Go! Go!

  9. Did you know?

    Sergio Perez.

    Sergio Perez claimed the seventh podium finish of his career in the first grand prix to ever be held in Azerbaijan back in June 2016.

    But the Force India man has not got to taste the champagne on the podium at any race since then.

  10. 'Feel the buzz'

    Feel the buzz.

  11. Team radio

    Lewis Hamilton: "The sun's out. It is a little warmer than we thought."

    Race engineeer: "It is going to stay pretty constant."

  12. Wobbling cameras

    Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    Even the cameras for the close up shots are struggling to stay still (because of the wind). They are wobbling left and right.

  13. Formation lap time. Everyone up and running safely.

  14. The grid

    1. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
    2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
    3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
    4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
    5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
    6. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
    7. Esteban Ocon (Force India)
    8. Sergio Perez (Force India)
    9. Carlos Sainz (Renault)
    10. Lance Stroll (Williams)
    11. Sergey Sirotkin (Williams)
    12. Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
    13. Charles Leclerc (Sauber)
    14. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault, five place grid penalty - gearbox change)
    15. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
    16. Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren)
    17. Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso)
    18. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)
    19. Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso)
    20. Romain Grosjean (Haas)

    Azerbaijan.

  15. Did you know?

    Red Bull.

    Daniel Ricciardo's win in China was the 149th time a Red Bull driver gained a podium finish.

    Their first one came way back in May 2006 when David Coulthard finished third in the Monaco Grand Prix, as Renault's Fernando Alonso won with McLaren's Juan Pablo Montoya second.

  16. Listen live

    We are live firstly on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and then moving on to BBC Radio 5 live at 14:00 BST.

    Click on the play button at the top of this page to listen to Jack Nicholls and ex-Renault driver Jolyon Palmer.

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  17. Get Involved - #bbcf1

    Your race predictions

    Paul Sawyer: That wind looks strong! Think this race is gonna be absolute havoc

    Lucas M: That poor women singing the Azerbaijan national anthem she looks like she will blown away. Really like the live piano performance though

    Vozzz: Mayhem in turn 1 and 2.... but fun to watch...

  18. Did you know?

    Fernando Alonso.

    Last season was a miserable one for McLaren's Fernando Alonso. He picked up 17 points and only finished in the top 10 five times - ninth in Azerbaijan, sixth in Hungary, 10th in Mexico, eighth in Brazil and ninth in Abu Dhabi.

    But after only three races of 2018 he has already surpassed that total after coming fifth in Australia and seventh in both Bahrain and China.

  19. 'We will take some gambles'

    Fernando Alonso, who lines up 12th on the grid, speaking to Sky Sports: "We will see what we can do. We will take some gambles probably and see what will be the final place."

    And here is Alonso with Christina Aguilera.

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  20. Today's tactics?

    Andrew Benson
    BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer

    On the basis of tyre wear and degradation, this is a slam-dunk one-stop race, with Pirelli predicting the best strategy being to start on the super-soft - as all the top five will - and then change to the soft.

    Ultra-soft then soft is the next best, but that means a first stint about half the length of one on the super-soft. If it’s a two-stop, the best is said to be one set of ultras and two of supers. But everyone is wary of a possible safety car.

    There was not one at the first race in Baku, despite all the predictions, and it was a very dull race. But last year’s action-fest was more like most expect these races on this track to be.

    AzerbaijanGetty Images

    The view from behind the castle? Not the best