Did you predict Perez would win the Sprint and the Grand Prix? Or that the race would feature a single Safety Car period? How many of your pre-race predictions for the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix were correct? Find out below!
1. WILL THE SAME DRIVER WIN THE SPRINT AND THE GRAND PRIX?
1. Will the same driver win Saturday's #F1Sprint and Sunday's #AzerbaijanGP? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: YES
CORRECT ANSWER: YES
There was no stopping Sergio Perez at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix! While Charles Leclerc took pole position for the Sprint race and the Grand Prix, Perez took victory on both Saturday and Sunday. The ‘King of the Streets’ became the first driver to take multiple race wins at Baku City Circuit.
2. WILL ANY DRIVER COMPLETE MORE THAN ONE RUN IN Q3 ON SATURDAY?
2. Will any driver complete more than one run during Q3 in Saturday's Sprint Shootout session?#AzerbaijanGP #F1 #LightsOutF1Predictions
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YOUR PREDICTION: YES
CORRECT ANSWER: YES
The first ever Sprint Shootout took place on Saturday morning. With only eight minutes in Q3 and a lap of Baku City Circuit taking 100 seconds complete there was some doubt over whether drivers would have time to complete two laps in the final shootout session. Most drivers did complete multiple laps in Q3 – though no one could beat the lap time which Charles Leclerc set on his first effort.
3. HOW MANY SAFETY CARS WILL THERE BE IN THE 2023 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX?
3. How many Safety Car periods will there be in Sunday's #AzerbaijanGP? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: 2
CORRECT ANSWER: 1
There was a single Safety Car deployment at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Nyck de Vries hitting the wall at Turn 6 and coming to a stop. There was also a Safety Car in Saturday’s Sprint, a result of de Vries’ team-mate Yuki Tsunoda losing a wheel.
4. HOW MANY RED FLAGS WILL THERE BE IN FRIDAY QUALIFYING?
4. How many red flag periods will there be in qualifying on Friday at the #AzerbaijanGP? #LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: 1
CORRECT ANSWER: 2
There were two red flag periods during qualifying for the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Both occured in Q1, with Nyck de Vries and Pierre Gasly both hitting the barriers at Turn 3.
5. WILL THE WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIX LEAD THE MOST LAPS?
5. Will the winner of the 2023 #AzerbaijanGP lead the most laps in Sunday's race?#LightsOutF1Predictions #F1
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YOUR PREDICTION: YES
CORRECT ANSWER: YES
Race winner Sergio Perez led the most laps in the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, sitting at the front of the field for 42 of Sunday’s 51 laps. Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were the other drivers to lead laps in the Grand Prix.
Let us know how you got on with this race’s predictions! There’ll be more predictions to be made ahead of the next Grand Prix. Follow Lights Out on twitter to take part: @LightsOutF1Blog!