Antonelli avoids disaster and Hamilton falls even further: this is how the F1 classification remains after the Baku GP

Kimi Antonelli grabbed all the headlines for all the wrong reasons after qualifying for the Baku GP, where he hit the inside wall in turn one. This made him start from 16th position, but he managed to climb up to fifth during the race to save ten points that could be crucial at the end of the season.

His teammate and rival for the championship takes 25 points from the victory, which brings him a little closer, but he is still a long way off despite obtaining his eighth victory in the category. There are 66 points that separate the Mercedes drivers.

The Ferrari They did not have the top speed to be able to compete on the streets of the Asian country. hamilton was easily surpassed by Antonelli in the last laps of the race, so not even with the Italian starting from 16th can he win points. Whenever both have finished the race without problems, the one from Bologna has beaten the British. Fighting for the championship seems to have been nothing more than a mirage.

The pilot you might want to worry about is Charles Leclercwhich is 20 points behind him. The Monegasque gets very close to a Lando Norris who was one of the victims of Franco Colapinto at the start of the first safety car.

The only drivers who change their position in the table after today are Esteban Ocon, Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. The Frenchman obtains his best result of the season and gains four points to, with seven, surpass the five of the Thai.

Point for Sainz, abandonment of Alonso

Just as happened yesterday, the Spanish were two sides of the same coin. Despite the sanction, the weekend of Carlos Sainz He is rewarded with a point, but loses his position in the table, since his best result is ninth, while Ocon finished eighth today.

The career of Fernando Alonso It was not looking good after receiving a 30-place grid penalty for changing components of his Honda engine. As if his position at the start was not enough, he had to retire on lap 22 after fighting with Valtteri Bottas.

This is how the F1 classification looks after the Baku GP:

1st Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ITA/Mercedes) 202 points

2nd George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 236 points

3rd Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Ferrari) 199 points

4th Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren) 186 points

5th Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) 1179 points

7th Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) 163 points

8th Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren) 120 points

8th Isack Hadjar (FRA/Red Bull) 86 points

9th Liam Lawson (NZL/Red Bull) 59 points

10th Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine) 41 points

11th Arvid Lindblad (GBR/Racing Bulls) 37 points

12th Franco Colapinto (ARG/Alpine) 27 points

13th Oliver Bearman (GBR/Haas F1) 20 points

14th Gabriel Bortoleto (BRA/Audi) 10 points

15th Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Audi) 7 points

16th Esteban Ocon (FRA/Haas F1) 7 points

17th Carlos Sainz (ESP/Williams) 7 points

18th Alexander Albon (THA/Williams) 5 points

19th Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin) 3 points

20th Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/Racing Bulls) 1 point

21st Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin) 0 points

22nd Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Cadillac) 0 points

23rd Sergio Pérez (MEX/Cadillac) 0 points