RUSSELL LEADS VERSTAPPEN IN AZERBAIJAN FP1

Original: George Russell tops Azerbaijan FP1 as Kimi Antonelli suffers Mercedes trouble

George Russell leads the field in first free practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with Max Verstappen in second as Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes suffers mechanical problems.

Mercedes driver George Russell led Max Verstappen in the first free practice at F1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Kimi Antonelli hit trouble. Russell's 1m45.387s lap, set with 20 minutes to go in the one-hour session, was comfortably enough to hold off the competition as his Mercedes team-mate disappear