Russell Wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix After Tense Finish

George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Mercedes, holding off Max Verstappen by 0.196 seconds after two safety-car periods; Isack Hadjar finished third on his return from a wrist injury. Russell said a yellow-flag period caused his turbo boost to disappear when he accelerated again, allowing Verstappen—who started eighth—to close in on the final lap. Kimi Antonelli recovered from a qualifying crash and a 16th-place start to finish fifth, reducing his championship lead over Russell to 66 points with eight rounds remaining; a collision involving Franco Colapinto, Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris also marked the race. In Formula 2, Rafael Câmara won the second feature race ahead of Nikola Tsolov and Alex Dunne, while Dunne had won the first feature race ahead of teammate Martinius Stenshorne and Dino Beganovic.