Russell tops both Baku practices 0.552s clear of Antonelli

George Russell topped both Thursday practice sessions in Baku, lapping 0.552 seconds clear of Mercedes teammate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli in FP2 with a 1:43.347. Russell trails Antonelli by 81 points with nine rounds left. He says he will fight until mathematically impossible. Antonelli lost half of FP1 to a hydraulic problem.