🏁 George Russell led the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku…
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🏁 George Russell led the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku during live reporting on Saturday, after taking pole position for Mercedes.
Russell’s pole lap was 1:42.526. Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri were second and third in qualifying, while Kimi Antonelli was eliminated in the first segment and started 18th after grid penalties.
The 51-lap race is held on Baku’s 6.003-kilometre street circuit, whose long straights and narrow old-city section make tyre strategy and avoiding barriers central to the contest. ⚙️
Live coverage reported Russell about 10 seconds clear by lap 24, with Verstappen having risen from eighth to third. The final classification had not yet been retrieved.
https://nutanica.com/2026_Azerbaijan_Grand_Prix
Russell’s pole lap was 1:42.526. Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri were second and third in qualifying, while Kimi Antonelli was eliminated in the first segment and started 18th after grid penalties.
The 51-lap race is held on Baku’s 6.003-kilometre street circuit, whose long straights and narrow old-city section make tyre strategy and avoiding barriers central to the contest. ⚙️
Live coverage reported Russell about 10 seconds clear by lap 24, with Verstappen having risen from eighth to third. The final classification had not yet been retrieved.
https://nutanica.com/2026_Azerbaijan_Grand_Prix
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