Not quite "plain sailing": Baku's late-race chaos almost cost Russell victory over Verstappen
📍 Where it landed
Russell secured victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, beating Verstappen and delivering a “Grand Slam” that reshaped the championship leaderboard and cut Kimi Antonelli’s title lead. An adjusted result was issued after a post‑race penalty, finalising the standings for the event.
The coverage then quieted, leaving the season’s next races to determine the ultimate outcome.
Epilogue added 1h ago, after coverage quieted.
The reporting (6)
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Russell Finally Delivers in Baku Autosport · 12d ago
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Adjusted 2026 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix results after post-race penalty racingnews365.com · 13d ago broke it first
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