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Mr Saturday Strikes Back🏆George Russell Wins Baku by 0.196s! 😱
George Russell reclaims his Mr Saturday title in Baku 🏆 Pole by a massive 0.83s (the biggest gap in about a decade), leading every lap, then hanging on by just 0.196s as a charging Max Verstappen closed in with no turbo power on the final run to the line.
Add Red Bull's first double podium since April 2024, and Antonelli's title lead shrinks to 66 points with eight rounds to go.
Plus: Kimi's Q1 wall clout, Colapinto's ten-pin bowling restart that took out Gasly and Norris, Lindblad taking out his teammate, Piastri's heartbreak, the Bottas crash that somehow didn't bring a safety car…
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