George Russell holds off Max Verstappen to claim victory in Azerbaijan

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George Russell won a closely contested Azerbaijan Grand Prix, narrowly beating Max Verstappen by 0.1 seconds to re-enter the Formula 1 world championship arena. Title contender Kimi Antonelli finished fifth, maintaining a substantial points lead.

George Russell re-entered the world championship conversation by holding off Max Verstappen to win Saturday’s nail-biting Azerbaijan Grand Prix by just one tenth of a second – as title rival Kimi Antonelli finished fifth. Russell all but raised the white flag after the last round in Madrid where Antonelli claimed his eighth victory of the year to extend his title advantage to 81 points.