Canadian driver Lance Stroll finished third and became the youngest rookie to race to a podium finish on the F1 circuit.
The 18-year-old accomplished this piece of history at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo profited from a chaotic race to earn the victory. The Australian secured his fifth career win, while Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas overtook Stroll’s Williams car in the closing meters to take second.
“It was just a crazy race, with all the safety cars and the chaos,” Ricciardo said. “On the cool-down lap, I was just giggling like a schoolboy.”
It was also an extraordinary performance from Stroll, the son of a billionaire, who faced heavy criticism earlier in the season.
A slice of #F1 history for Lance Stroll in Baku
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Sebastian Vettel, who extended his championship lead, steered his Ferrari into fourth, just ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes.
In a stop-start race, the safety car came out three times in quick succession before a red flag stopped the race near the midway point because debris littered the track.
STR: “I’m lost for words. I can’t believe what just happened. It was a crazy race but we stayed out of trouble” #AzerbaijanGP 🇦🇿 pic.twitter.com/eQh7TrsjNq
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Shortly before that, Hamilton and Vettel were involved in an incident that threatens to sour their good relations.
Hamilton appeared to stop his car right in front of Vettel, causing Vettel to collide into him. An irate Vettel then accelerated alongside Hamilton and appeared to deliberately swerve back into him.
Earlier this month, Stroll earn his first ever top-10 finish at the Canadian Grand Prix in his hometown of Montreal.
