George Russell holds off Max Verstappen to win eventful F1 Azerbaijan GP
Briton leads from pole to claim third win of the season
TL;DR
- George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole position, leading every lap.
- Max Verstappen finished second, less than a tenth of a second behind Russell.
- Kimi Antonelli, Russell's teammate, climbed from 16th to fifth place.
- Lando Norris retired after a collision involving the two Alpine cars.
- Two safety car periods occurred, the first for Alex Albon's crash and the second after a multi-car incident on a restart.
- Russell reduced the gap to Antonelli in the world championship standings to 66 points.