F1 championship leader Nico Rosberg gets to grip with faulty Mercedes engine set-up to win at Baku Street Circuit – in pictures

Drivers stand on the grid before the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP

A grid girl holds the Azeri national flag before the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP

A track marshal with a Lewis Hamilton sign and an Azerbaijan flag before the European Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Charles Coates / Getty Images

Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg walks to the drivers parade before the European Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mark Thompson / Getty Images

A grid girl holds a sign with the number of Red Bull Racing’s Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo. Andrej Isakovic / AFP

Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev walks on the grid before the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit. Andrej Isakovic / AFP

Lewis Hamilton in action in his Mercedes-GP during the European Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mark Thompson / Getty Images

Mercedes-GP driver Nico Rosberg steers his car at the Baku City Circuit, on June 19, 2016 in Baku, during the European Formula One Grand Prix. Andrej Isakovic / AFP

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton goes into a corner ahead of Haas driver Romain Grosjean and several other drivers. Kirill Kudryavstev / AFP

Drivers compete at the start of the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP

Renault driver Jolyon Palmer drives off the track after the start. Luca Bruno / AP Photo

Drivers compete during the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg drives during the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg celebrates after winning the European Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit on June 19, 2016 in Baku. Andrej Isakovic / AFP

A frustrated Lewis Hamilton lost further ground to Nico Rosberg in the championship race after he finished only fifth on Formula One’s inaugural visit to Azerbaijan for Sunday’s European Grand Prix.

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