{
  "id": 10022246,
  "title": "Winners and losers from F1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix street brawl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/winners-and-losers-from-f1s-azerbaijan-grand-prix-street-brawl",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T16:58:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/winners-losers-f1-azerbaijan-grand-prix-street-brawl/10859378/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, holding off Max Verstappen by one-tenth of a second. According to Gulf News and The Citizen, Russell started from pole position and built an 11-second lead before safety cars allowed Verstappen to catch up. On the final lap, Verstappen chased Russell, getting close enough for a last lunge on Turn 15, but Russell held him off.\n\nThe race was marked by two mid-race crashes. As reported by The Citizen, on lap 35, Alex Albon drove his Williams into a wall, bringing out the safety car. At the restart, Franco Colapinto lunged up the inside but ran out of space, pushing Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly into Lando Norris in a McLaren.\n\nIsack Hadjar finished third in the other Red Bull, with Charles Leclerc fourth for Ferrari and Kimi Antonelli fifth. According to Gulf News and The Citizen, Antonelli had started from 16th after a crash in qualifying but climbed through the field to finish fifth, cutting Russell's championship lead.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "F1 Azerbaijan GP: George Russell holds off late Max Verstappen charge for victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/f1-azerbaijan-gp-george-russell-holds-off-late-max-verstappen-charge",
        "published": "2026-09-26T12:47:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Russell fends off Verstappen to win Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Antonelli fifth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/russell-fends-off-verstappen-to-win-azerbaijan-grand-prix-antonelli",
        "published": "2026-09-26T12:56:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "George Russell gets the win he needed at the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/george-russell-gets-the-win-he-needed-at-the-f1-azerbaijan-grand-prix",
        "published": "2026-09-26T13:00:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED] Russell wins Azerbaijan GP to cut Antonelli's title lead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/updated-russell-wins-azerbaijan-gp-to-cut-antonellis-title-lead",
        "published": "2026-09-26T13:12:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Russell holds off Verstappen to win Azerbaijan Grand Prix",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/russell-holds-off-verstappen-to-win-azerbaijan-grand-prix",
        "published": "2026-09-26T13:24:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "George Russell edges Max Verstappen by 0.1s in crash-filled Azerbaijan Grand Prix",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/george-russell-edges-max-verstappen-by-0-1s-in-crash-filled",
        "published": "2026-09-26T13:29:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}