F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: 5 most consistent driver performances at Baku

Valtteri Bottas: P6 in '16, P2 in '17, P3 in 2018-Quali, fastest lap in 201

Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix

Clearly the unluckiest driver of 2018, it had to be said, Valtteri Bottas didn't particularly enjoy a great 2018 race at Baku.

In fact, all throughout the year, if one were to find a sorry figure on the grid, then perhaps looking at Bottas - who endured a winless run last year- would provide sufficient evidence.

But out here at Baku in 2018, things appeared rather bright for the Finnish driver who seemed destined to win with under 10 laps to go.

This is when the entire narrative of the race would turn on its head.

On Lap 43, Bottas, who was leading the grid had no idea what was to come when Grosjean crashed under the safety car. This meant that with 8 laps to go, the Finn had to race and race hard to keep his position.

Sounds easy, right? Well, it was anything but that in the end. As the cars took off, Bottas ran over some debris from a previous collision managing to sustain a rear puncture. This would end his 2018 contest at Baku. Yet, a few laps before, the Finn, who seemed set to win his first-ever contest at Azerbaijan set the fastest lap of the race in the form of a 1:45:149.

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