Valtteri Bottas wins in Azerbaijan and retakes championship lead

Valtteri Bottas wins in Azerbaijan and retakes championship lead

Valtteri Bottas won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after starting on pole on Sunday, finishing ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton. The victory marks Mercedes-AMG's fourth straight 1-2 finish in Formula 1 this year and puts Bottas one point ahead of Hamilton in the championship. "Lewis was putting me under pressure all the time so I couldn't do any mistakes, but honestly everything was under control so I am happy to see the checkered flag," Bottas said in a post-race interview.