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Max Verstappen was "nightmare fuel" for George Russell in Baku, says Alex Brundle
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Max Verstappen was "nightmare fuel" for George Russell in Baku, says Alex Brundle

F1 TV pundit Alex Brundle says Max Verstappen relentlessly hunting down George Russell in the closing stages of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was "nightmare fuel" for the Mercedes driver. While Russell had built a commanding lead, the safety car neutralised the field and he found himself with Verstappen right on his heels at the restart. The Briton held on to win the Baku race by just 0.1 seconds ...Keep reading

Why Mercedes thought Max Verstappen was "on some sort of massive bungee cord" in Azerbaijan GP
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Why Mercedes thought Max Verstappen was "on some sort of massive bungee cord" in Azerbaijan GP

For the first half of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, George Russell was able to build a gap beyond 10 seconds to the chasing pack, as the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar struggled to pass Oscar Piastri's McLaren. That picture altered abruptly when the safety car was deployed after Alex Albon's Williams became embedded in the wall at Turn 5 on lap 31. Russell's margin vanished as the ...Keep reading

Why Max Verstappen And George Russell Disagree With Lando Norris Race Ban Demand | F1 Explainer
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Why Max Verstappen And George Russell Disagree With Lando Norris Race Ban Demand | F1 Explainer

Franco Colapinto made a huge mistake in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which wiped out himself, team-mate Pierre Gasly and reigning world champion Lando Norris! It split opinions in the F1 paddock after the race, as this RacingNews365 explainer video goes over.Norris demanded a race ban for the Alpine driver, while George Russell and Max Verstappen both defended Colapinto and insisted that a one-race suspension was far too harsh for the incident. As for Flavio Briatore, he hinted at in-house action!Unfortunately, Norris' comments resulted in him becoming the latest F1 victim of online abuse, while others also received hateful comments. It triggered another statement from Alpine, calling for an end to online abuse in F1.In this video, RacingNews365's Nick Golding goes over what Colapinto actually did, the divided post-race comments and why a five-place grid penalty must be served by the driver in this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia!

Has George Russell hit his stride too late? 'With this form I would have been in the fight'
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Has George Russell hit his stride too late? 'With this form I would have been in the fight'

A pole-to-flag victory in the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix provided further evidence that Mercedes is starting to unlock the best version of George Russell - but is it too little, too late? The 28-year-old took his eighth grand prix victory and his first career grand slam in Baku, by leading every lap from pole and setting the fastest lap along the way. It means he’s crept closer to ...Keep reading

George Russell after rejuvenating Baku win: "It would have been very easy for me to lose the faith"
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George Russell after rejuvenating Baku win: "It would have been very easy for me to lose the faith"

Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix was George Russell's third victory of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, and his first career grand slam, but leading every lap in the wind-swept streets of Baku meant much more to the Mercedes driver than just a fancy statistic. For Russell, Baku ended a character building spell of six winless weekends in which his younger team-mate Kimi Antonelli only further ...Keep reading