McLaren now lead the constructors' championship with just seven races remaining in the ongoing F1 world championship.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has hailed his squad's “huge” progress after taking over the lead of the F1 constructors' championship.
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris' runs to first and fourth respectively in Azerbaijan saw the Woking-based outfit move ahead of Red Bull in the standings.
McLaren has been closing in on the reigning champions for some time as it seeks to obtain its first F1 title in 16 years - its progression to the lead of the championship after Baku marks the first time since early 2014 that it has held the leading position in the standings.
Having commenced last year's F1 season towards the back of the field, Stella praised the hard work undertaken to turn around its form.
"As a milestone, it's definitely huge," Stella said. "Because we don't have to forget that we were last when we started last season, and now we lead the classification.
"That has been possible thanks to the hard work, and the quality of the work of the entire team, the support from our shareholders, our partners, the fans - you achieve this because you achieve it together.”
However, the Italian asserted the squad is not getting carried away with its position in the pecking order.
“At the same time, this second is already over,” Stella added.
“We don’t look at the classification. We just focus on executing at every single event, delivering the upgrades we still plan to take to the future races.
