Max Verstappen wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix to extend his championship lead

Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Sergei Grits/AP)

Max Verstappen extended his championship lead by racing to victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Sergio Perez took second to complete a commanding one-two finish for Red Bull after both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz failed to make it to the chequered flag with mechanical gremlins on a desperate afternoon for Ferrari in Baku.