F1 Azerbaijan GP: Russell tops FP2 from Antonelli as Lindblad crashes

Mercedes driver George Russell ended Thursday's practice running at Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix on top after comfortably leading FP2.

Russell held off Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli as the Silver Arrows enjoyed a comfortable cushion through the fast streets in Baku.

With the race taking place on Saturday to observe a national holiday on Sunday, the on-track proceedings got underway on Thursday. On the high-speed 6km street circuit stretching along the Caspian Sea, the red flag came out after 20 minutes for a crash by Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad, who tagged the protruding Turn 9 wall at the narrow castle section, part of the UNESCO heritage site the circuit loops around.