George Russell held off Max Verstappen in an exhilarating finale to say victory within the Azerbaijan Grand Prix by only a tenth of a second.
Mercedes’ Russell had been on the right track for a dominant victory earlier than two Security Automobiles worn out the 11-second lead he had constructed and left him desperately defending Purple Bull’s Verstappen within the closing levels.
The lights-to-flag triumph reduces Russell’s deficit to his team-mate Kimi Antonelli on the prime of the world championship to 66 factors after the Italian fought again from sixteenth on the grid, following a qualifying crash, to complete fifth.
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There was carnage on the security automobile restart after contact between Alpine team-mates resulted in Lando Norris crashing out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Isack Hadjar took third to seal Purple Bull’s first double-podium for the reason that 2024 Chinese language Grand Prix, finishing a formidable comeback after lacking three races with a wrist harm.
Charles Leclerc took fourth for Ferrari after dropping again from second within the early levels, whereas his team-mate Lewis Hamilton completed the place he began in sixth after missing tempo all through.
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