Verstappen Wins in Azerbaijan After Leclerc Engine Failure

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands leads Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain during the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 12, 2022. AP Photo/Sergei Grits

BAKU, Azerbaijan—Max Verstappen once again pounced when rival Charles Leclerc faltered in their race for the Formula One title.

Verstappen extended his F1 championship lead by winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday—his fifth victory of the season—following yet another Leclerc early retirement.