Max Verstappen imperiously converted pole position into victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, while championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed out on the opening lap.
Piastri crashed at Turn 5, just 24 hours after also crashing in qualifying. Lando Norris failed to capitalise on his team-mate's Baku shocker, only scoring six points in seventh.
George Russell and Williams' Carlos Sainz completed the podium, with Verstappen having drawn himself to within 69 points of Piastri in the F1 drivers' title.
Here is how media from around the world reacted to the 15th round of the F1 season, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
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🇬🇧 The Times - 'Max Verstappen not out of title race yet with dominant display in Baku'
Starting our trip around the world in the United Kingdom, British newspaper The Times refused to rule Verstappen out of the title fight.
The Dutchman was sensational at the Baku City Circuit and stormed to pole by four-tenths of a second in tricky conditions, while all his rivals faltered.
He has taken 35 points out of Piastri in just two grands prix, raising serious questions over whether Verstappen has wrestled himself back into contention of a fifth consecutive title.
The four-time world champion was untouchable in Azerbaijan and has now won two of the three races since F1 returned from the summer break.
🇳🇱 De Telegraaf - 'Oscar Piastri admits his guilt, but is "not yet worried" about Max Verstappen'
In the Netherlands, popular publication De Telegraaf assessed Piastri's two shock crashes in Baku.
Piastri crashed heavily at Turn 3 in Q3, resulting in a major overnight repair job which saw McLaren change the survival cell.
His race was then over within 52 seconds after crashing at Turn 5 following another uncharacteristic mistake, while he also jumped the start.
However, he remains unconcerned about Verstappen in the drivers' title and is "not yet worried" about the Red Bull driver.
🇮🇹 La Gazzetta dello Sport - 'Leclerc and the misunderstanding with Hamilton: "It was a stupid decision." And then he corrects himself'
In Italy, La Gazzetta dello Sport, unsurprisingly, focused on Ferrari's latest disappointing grand prix. Baku had started so well for the Scuderia, who ended Friday with a one-two.
It gave both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc confidence going into the weekend, before everything went wrong.
Hamilton was eliminated in Q2, before Leclerc crashed at Turn 15 in Q3. In the end, Hamilton finished the race in eighth, directly ahead of Leclerc in ninth.
However, Hamilton was supposed to hand eighth to Leclerc, who let the Briton overtake earlier in the race to make the most of fresher tyres.
The seven-time world champion slowed too late, resulting in some interesting comments post-race by Leclerc directed at Hamilton.
🇺🇸 The Washington Post - 'F1 road trip: Sainz and Leclerc drive through the night after flight home from Azerbaijan diverted'
In the United States, The Washington Post published the comical post-Baku story featuring Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
Leclerc took to social media to reveal that his and Sainz's flight had been diverted away from landing at Nice due to a storm, and landed in Italy for safety.
As a result, Sainz and Leclerc hired a van, which the Williams driver drove through Italy to get the former team-mate's back to Monaco!
🇩🇪 BILD - 'Adrenaline is my passion'
In Germany, BILD wrote about the surprise third candidate for FIA presidency, who came forward ahead of the Azerbaijan GP.
Laura Villars, a 28-year-old racing driver and businesswomen from Switzerland released a statement detailing her entry into the FIA presidency election, taking place later this year.
The news came as a surprise, with Villars hoping to become the first female FIA president. It is between Villars, Tim Mayer and current FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
🇦🇺 The Herald Sun - 'Oscar Piastri photo goes viral as Aussie makes cold call on Max Verstappen'
And finally, in Australia, the Herald Sun shared images of Piastri following his second crash of the weekend, which went viral in the nation.
Piastri was spotted watching the entire race from the corner he crashed at, due to being unable to return to the paddock.
The Australian sat in a chair and watched the action unfold, while he also had a mobile phone airing F1.
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