{
  "id": 9987314,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T13:12:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/motor-sports/2026/09/1541721/updated-russell-wins-azerbaijan-gp-cut-antonellis-title-lead"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Baku: George Russell secured a thrilling lights-to-flag victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, narrowly edging out Red Bull's Max Verstappen by just 0.196 seconds. The win cuts Italian championship leader Kimi Antonelli's lead by 15 points after 15 rounds. Rookie Arvid Lindblad of Red Bull finished seventh, while Esteban Ocon rounded out the top 10 for Haas.",
  "summary": "BAKU: George Russell held off Red Bull’s four-times world champion Max Verstappen to complete a lights-to-flag win in Saturday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Mercedes with teammate Kimi Antonelli limiting the damage to his championship lead by finishing fifth.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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": "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": "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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}