Lewis Hamilton knew he was going to face a difficult Azerbaijan Grand Prix when Mercedes decided to sacrifice seventh on the grid to change his power unit. Starting from the pit lane, Mercedes was hopeful that the extra power from the fresh engine would enable Lewis Hamilton to recover to the points-paying positions with ease and set about putting pressure on the top five. It turned out to be a lot harder for the seven-time world champion, who struggled to get past Haas’ Oliver Bearman and the Williams of Franco Colapinto. While Colapinto was elated after he realised his ‘dream come true’ by s…
