Russell Wins in Baku After Tense Battle with Verstappen

George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after starting from pole position and leading throughout the race. The Mercedes driver secured his eighth career victory and third win of the season.Max Verstappen finished second, just 0.196 seconds behind Russell, while Isack Hadjar completed the podium to secure a double podium for Red Bull.Charles Leclerc finished fourth, while Kimi Antonelli recovered from starting 16th to claim fifth. Lewis Hamilton crossed the line in sixth.The race was neutralised twice by Safety Car periods following incidents on track. After the second restart, Verstappen applied significant pressure on Russell, but the Mercedes driver held his position to take the chequered flag first.Russell also set the fastest lap of the race with a time of 1:44.916 and completed the first Grand Slam of his career by securing pole position, victory, the fastest lap and leading every lap.For Hadjar, the result marked his first podium of the season, while Red Bull secured its first double podium since the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix.