{
  "id": 10496640,
  "title": "Max Verstappen was \"nightmare fuel\" for George Russell in Baku, says Alex Brundle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/max-verstappen-was-nightmare-fuel-for-george-russell-in-baku-says",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T17:10:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max-verstappen-was-nightmare-fuel-for-george-russell-in-baku-says-alex-brundle/10859884/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "F1 TV pundit Alex Brundle says Max Verstappen relentlessly hunting down George Russell in the closing stages of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was \"nightmare fuel\" for the Mercedes driver. While Russell had built a commanding lead, the safety car neutralised the field and he found himself with Verstappen right on his heels at the restart. The Briton held on to win the Baku race by just 0.1 seconds ...…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Has George Russell hit his stride too late? 'With this form I would have been in the fight'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/has-george-russell-hit-his-stride-too-late-with-this-form-i-would",
        "published": "2026-09-28T12:03:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}