Max Verstappen admitted it was "painful" to lose out on victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix because of a poorly-timed safety car.
The Dutchman took the lead from pole-sitter Charles Leclerc early on and looked well placed to turn that into a third victory of the season. But fate had other ideas, and Verstappen pitted moments before the safety car was called out when Nyck de Vries stopped on track.
That meant Sergio Perez and Leclerc got a cheap stop and moved back ahead of the defending champion. Verstappen made light work of overtaking the Ferrari again, but found his team-mate more difficult to reel in.
