Russell edges out Verstappen to win in Baku, Antonelli settles for fifth

George Russell wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix for eighth career F1 victory and first since the Austrian Grand Prix in June.Published On 26 Sep 202626 Sep 2026George Russell held off Red Bull’s four-time world champion Max Verstappen to complete a lights-to-flag win in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Mercedes, with teammate Kimi Antonelli limiting the damage to his championship lead by finishing fifth.Russell took the flag 0.196 seconds ahead of the flying Dutchman, who started eighth but crossed the line nearly side-by-side with his Mercedes rival after two safety car phases turned a cruise into a fight for survival for the Briton.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4F1 leader Kimi Antonelli wins Italian GP after epic charge from the backlist 2 of 4‘Simply lovely’: Verstappen extends with F1 Red Bull Racing until 2030list 3 of 4Mercedes no longer have the fastest car in F1, says leader Antonellilist 4 of 4Formula One champion Lando Norris extends McLaren contract until 2030end of listFrenchman Isack Hadjar, who was handed a contract extension by Red Bull earlier this week and had missed the last three races with a wrist injury, completed the podium on his racing return.The win a...