NewzMercedes driver leads from pole to win by 1/10th secBrition’s 11-second lead cut by safety cars George Russell took a dominant victory from pole to flag at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to give his world championship hopes the shot in the arm they required. His Mercedes teammate and title leader Kimi Antonelli delivered a strong comeback to claim fifth from 16th on the grid, but the British driver clawed back 15 points on the Italian.Russell led from the front of the field from pole into turn one and delivered a drive that was all but flawless, including managing two tense restarts after the safety car was called. He held off being hounded to the line by a quick Max Verstappen, his margin at the line just one-tenth of a second.
Mercedes' George Russell holds off a late challenge from Red Bull's Max Verstappen to win an Azerbaijan Grand Prix enlivened by two late safety car periods. Mercedes driver George Russell has taken a dominant pole-to-flag victory at F1's Azerbaijan GP, overcoming two safety cars to beat Max Verstappen and clinch his third grand prix win of 2026.Russell took pole by a massive eight tenths on Friday and confirmed Mercedes' dominance in race trim. The Briton led either side of a pair of mid-race safety cars to snare his first win since June's ...Keep reading
George Russell converted pole position into a dramatic victory in Baku on Saturday, holding off Max Verstappen by just 0.196 seconds as the Mercedes driver cut into Kimi Antonelli’...
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