Russell completes hattrick with dominant victory in Azerbaijan
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- GPblog.com
George Russell doesn't know when to stop. After victories in Spain and Monaco, Russell now wins again at the virtual Grand Prix of Azerbaijan and can prepare for the virtual Formula 1 title.
In the streets of Baku it was again Russell who was allowed to leave pole position after qualifying. The Brit is in great shape and makes good use of the online races where he can compete at the front. Behind him Alexander Albon and Louis Deletraz took place. It was not the day of Charles Leclerc, who had to start from P10.
Not everyone has success
During the race Russell didn't get into any more trouble. In the first few laps Albon kept following him closely, but at some point he had to quit and settle for second place. Deletraz threw away his chance of a podium and now saw Esteban Gutierrez on the podium. Lando Norris finished fourth, not for the first time.
The other F1 drivers had a less successful performance on Sunday evening. Pierre Gasly finished outside the points on P12, Charles Leclerc finished after several crashes on P14 and Sergio Perez closed the line of F1-drivers on P15. The only other F1 driver who managed to score points was Nicholas Latifi, with a seventh place.