Briton leads from pole to claim third win of the season.
George Russell took a dominant victory from pole to flag at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to give his world championship hopes a shot in the arm.
Verstappen produced a fine drive from eighth on the grid, with the Dutchman’s Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar third.
The win means Russell has closed the gap to Antonelli to 66 points with eight meetings remaining.
The Red Bull was quick as Hadjar and Verstappen then passed Norris for fourth and fifth on lap three.
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Briton leads from pole to claim third win of the season.
Russell closes gap on leader Kimi Antonelli, who was fifth.
George Russell took a dominant victory from pole to flag at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to give his world championship hopes a shot in the arm. 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 delivered a drive that was all but flawless, including managing two tense restarts after the safety car was called.
Verstappen produced a fine drive from eighth on the grid, with the Dutchman’s Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar third. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were forth and sixth for Ferrari, while the defending world champion, Lando Norris, retired when he was hit after a clash between the two Alpine cars on a restart. His McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri had been in the podium places for much of the race until a late lock-up dropped him out of the points.
The win means Russell has closed the gap to Antonelli to 66 points with eight meetings remaining.
His first win in Baku and his third of the year is exactly what the British driver needed.
Russell held his lead on the short dash into turn one as Piastri moved past Leclerc to take second, but Antonelli lost a place, dropping to 17th. The Red Bull was quick as Hadjar and Verstappen then passed Norris for fourth and fifth on lap three.
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