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The Latest Breaking News from George Russell

Pierre Gasly feeling “crushed” after Franco Colapinto took him out of Azerbaijan GP

Alpine lost crucial points in its battle against Racing Bulls as its drivers crashed into each other in Baku

Motorsport · Sep 26

Kimi Antonelli: I was "driving like my grandmother" in Baku F1 race

Kimi Antonelli explains his cautious approach as he recovered from 16th to fifth in Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Motorsport · Sep 26

Top 10 F1 closest finishes

With George Russell leading Max Verstappen by just 0.196s over the line at the Azerbaijan GP, we take a look at the 10 closest finishes in F1 history

Autosport · Sep 26

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F1's top 10 closest finishes after George Russell holds off Max Verstappen's late Baku challenge

With George Russell leading Max Verstappen by just 0.196s over the line at the Azerbaijan GP, we take a look at the 10 closest finishes in F1 history

Motorsport · Sep 26

Jacques Villeneuve defends Red Bull team orders call at F1 Azerbaijan GP

Jacques Villeneuve has backed Red Bull's decision not to swap Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Motorsport · Sep 26

'Rookie error': more Piastri Baku woe as Russell wows

The Azerbaijan GP where Oscar Piastri's title hopes started to sink in 2025 has haunted the Australian again as he came 14th behind victorious George Russell.

AAP · Sep 26

George Russell beats Max Verstappen after dramatic Azerbaijan GP finish

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The Independent UK · Sep 26

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George Russell holds off Max Verstappen to win eventful F1 Azerbaijan GP

George Russell held off Max Verstappen by one-tenth of a second to win a crash-filled Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku and cut into Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

F1 Azerbaijan GP: Russell fends off Verstappen for victory; Colapinto takes out Gasly and Norris

George Russell takes his third win of the 2026 Formula 1 season at an incident-ridden Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Autosport · Sep 26

Five quick takeaways from Azerbaijan GP

George Russell used his chance to take a convincing win in Baku on a weekend when his team-mate made his first big mistake of the year

Motorsport · Sep 26

George Russell holds off Max Verstappen in dramatic Azerbaijan GP finale

Russell trims Kimi Antonelli’s title lead to 66 points with 208 still to play for across the remaining eight rounds

The Independent UK · Sep 26

F1 Azerbaijan GP: George Russell holds off late Max Verstappen charge for victory

George Russell takes his third win of the 2026 Formula 1 season at an incident-ridden Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Motorsport · Sep 26

Azerbaijan Grand Prix: George Russell holds off Max Verstappen to win – as it happened

The British driver won his third Grand Prix of the season to stay in the title hunt behind world championship leader Kimi Antonelli

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

Max Verstappen backs Kimi Antonelli after Baku F1 qualifying crash: “People forget how young he is”

Max Verstappen acknowledges that Kimi Antonelli “can’t afford” mistakes such as the one he made during qualifying in Azerbaijan too often, but stresses that these moments are all part of the learning process

Motorsport · Sep 26

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Autosport · Sep 26

Why Verstappen feels Baku was Red Bull's best chance to win in F1 2026

Max Verstappen believes Mercedes will become even stronger with its Malaysia upgrade. He therefore considered Baku as Red Bull’s best chance to win, but that challenge has become a lot greater after an engine issue in qualifying

Motorsport · Sep 26

"Great job messing it up" – Why Max Verstappen feels Baku was Red Bull's best chance to win

Evening Standard · Sep 26

Why is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on a Saturday?

Baku race is being held 24 hours earlier than usual due to one key reason

Motorsport · Sep 25

Oscar Piastri: I need a tow bar to hook onto Mercedes to fight for Baku win

Mercedes' pace in Baku means it's going to be difficult for anyone to compete with George Russell for the win

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Evening Standard · Sep 25

What time is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix? Starting grid, how to watch and weather forecast today

Race in Baku is taking place on Saturday, with George Russell on pole position

Motorsport · Sep 25

F1 Azerbaijan GP: Saturday schedule, weather forecast and how to watch

What time the 2026 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix starts, plus the full Baku schedule, weather forecast and how to watch live

Autosport · Sep 25

Hamilton frustrated after late Ferrari qualifying strategy change: ‘I towed Charles the whole time’

Lewis Hamilton blamed his poor Azerbaijan GP qualifying result on execution – with tyres admittedly a ‘pain in his arse’

Motorsport · Sep 25

George Russell's "biggest threat" in Azerbaijan GP: Max Verstappen or Kimi Antonelli?

Championship leader Antonelli crashed in qualifying but has form in winning from the back – as his polesitting team-mate knows well

The Independent UK · Sep 25

George Russell capitalises on rare Kimi Antonelli ‘mistake’ to take pole at Azerbaijan GP

Mercedes hotshot Antonelli displayed the first dent in his championship armour by crashing in Baku qualifying

Motorsport · Sep 25

Lewis Hamilton: ‘I towed Charles the whole time’ and ended up 0.5s slower

Hamilton blamed his poor qualifying result in Baku on execution – with tyres admittedly a ‘pain in his arse’

Motorsport · Sep 25

Starting grid for the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

George Russell took pole position in qualifying for the 2026 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Check out the starting grid for the race, pending official confirmation by the FIA

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