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Why Mercedes thought Max Verstappen was "on some sort of massive bungee cord" in Azerbaijan GP

During the opening segment of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, George Russell established a lead exceeding ten seconds ahead of the trailing competitors. Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar piloted their Red Bull machines while finding it difficult to overtake Oscar Piastri.

This dynamic shifted suddenly on the thirty-first lap when Alex Albon crashed his Williams into the barrier at the fifth corner, prompting race officials to deploy the safety car and wipe out Russell's comfortable advantage.

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