Russell wins Azerbaijan GP to cut Antonelli's title lead
- On Saturday, September 26, 2026, Mercedes driver George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku from pole position, claiming his third victory of the season ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar.
- Championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli suffered a hydraulic failure during FP1, while Aston Martin drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll faced combined 50-place grid penalties for exceeding engine component pools.
- Stewards issued Williams driver Carlos Sainz a five-place grid penalty for failing to reduce speed under yellow flags during qualifying, while Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad received a reprimand for cutting the track at Turn 15 on Friday.
- Russell held off Red Bull's Max Verstappen by 0.1 seconds, with teammate Isack Hadjar completing the podium in third place after returning from a wrist injury that sidelined him three races.
- The victory cuts Antonelli's world championship lead to 66 points, as Russell vowed to keep fighting until the title becomes "mathematically impossible" during the season's nine remaining rounds.
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It came from the Moon, at least for this weekend. It was impossible to stop George Russell in that of Baku, who throughout the Azero event hammered on the foot of the gas immediately finding the right rhythm on his car. It was from Austria that the British did not win and he was so pimping, on that famous weekend of the "Stay calm" [...] L'articolo F1, Russell wins in Baku in front of Verstappen. Antonelli in 5th place, Ferrari still down from t…
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Kimi Antonelli shows his fighter heart in Baku. The World Cup top rider is almost still on the podium. His team-mate George Russell secures the victory in a gripping final phase.
British Mercedes driver George Russell has won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the 15th stage of the "Formula 1" championship season
British Mercedes driver George Russell has won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the 15th stage of the "Formula 1" championship season.The 28-year-old Russell won the eighth race of his career and the third of the season.The second place was taken by the...
George Russell celebrated a start-finish victory, at the end Max Verstappen was just behind him. Isack Hadjar completes the podium. World Cup leader Kimi Antonelli was able to score points after his failed qualifying.
Russell wins Azerbaijan GP to cut Antonelli's title lead
Briton George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole position at the Baku City Circuit on Saturday to cut Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli's Formula One world championship lead to 66 points.
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