Russell Leads Azerbaijan FP1

Mercedes driver George Russell topped the first free practice session at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a lap time of 1m45.387s. Russell's time, set with 20 minutes remaining in the one-hour session, was comfortably enough to hold off the competition as his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli encountered issues and departed early. sportnewz.click

Max Verstappen finished second with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc rounding out the top three as teams continued their preparations for the weekend's race.