De Vries parks his AlphaTauri and causes safety car in Baku

Max Verstappen initially settled for second place behind polesitter Charles Leclerc at the start of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but it did not take long for the Red Bull Racing driver to pass his rival. However, the Dutchman fell back to P3 due to an ill-timed pit stop by Red Bull after Nyck de Vries parked his AlphaTauri alongside the track.