{
  "id": 10002851,
  "title": "F1's top 10 closest finishes after George Russell holds off Max Verstappen's late Baku challenge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/f1s-top-10-closest-finishes-after-george-russell-holds-off-max",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T14:59:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1s-top-10-closest-finishes-after-george-russell-holds-off-max-verstappens-late-baku-challenge/10859295/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, holding off a late challenge from Max Verstappen. Russell started from pole position and built an 11-second lead, but two safety car periods allowed Verstappen to catch up. Verstappen chased Russell all the way to the end, coming close on the final lap but ultimately finishing 0.1 seconds behind, according to Gulf News.\n\nThe race was marked by two mid-race crashes, one involving Alex Albon and another involving Franco Colapinto, Pierre Gasly, and Lando Norris. Despite the challenges, Russell maintained his position, with Verstappen unable to make a successful overtaking move.\n\nRussell's win, his first since Austria in June, also impacted the championship standings, narrowing Kimi Antonelli's advantage over Russell to 66 points, as per Yahoo Sports. The top five finishers were Russell, Verstappen, Isack Hadjar in the other Red Bull, Charles Leclerc for Ferrari, and Antonelli.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Russell wary of Antonelli threat despite dominant Baku pole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/russell-wary-of-antonelli-threat-despite-dominant-baku-pole",
        "published": "2026-09-26T01:46:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Kimi Antonelli \"driving like my grandmother\" in Baku F1 race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/kimi-antonelli-driving-like-my-grandmother-in-baku-f1-race",
        "published": "2026-09-26T15:04:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}