Valtteri Bottas has closed the gap slightly to Lewis Hamilton after taking victory in the Russian Grand Prix. The Finn was placed in prime position to take his second win of the season, after teammate Lewis Hamilton was handed a ten-second penalty after making two practice start outside the designated area breaking two of the
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:32.983 01:32.835 01:31.304 2 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 01:33.630 01:33.157 01:31.867 3 Max Verstappen DUT Red Bull – Honda 01:32.656 01:32.405 01:31.956 4 Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point – Mercedes 01:33.704 01:33.038 01:32.317 5 Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 01:33.650 01:32.218 01:32.364 6 Carlos
Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Russian Grand Prix by half a second. The six-times champion looked to be in trouble at the end of Q2 following a crash for Sebastian Vettel, who crashed out with two minutes to go and Hamilton was left without a time, after his first lap was deleted
Valtteri Bottas was fastest in the second practice for the Russian Grand Prix after going two tenths faster than his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. The Finn showed that the German manufacturer continues to have the speed and performance in Sochi. However, both drivers managed to make mistakes on their final runs on the soft tyres,
Valtteri Bottas was fastest by half a second in the first practice session for the Russian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver set his fastest time on the soft tyre which put him ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, while his teammate Lewis Hamilton was only nineteenth appearing to focus on set-up. It was a difficult session for
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:33:38.992 26 2 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes +00:03.829 18 3 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari +00:05.212 15 4 Max Verstappen DUT Red Bull – Honda +00:14.210 12 5 Alexander Albon THA Red Bull – Honda +00:38.348 10 6 Carlos Sainz Jr ESP McLaren – Renault
Lewis Hamilton maintained Mercedes 100% at the Russian Grand Prix taking his fourth victory in Sochi. The Englishman took his first win since the summer break to extend his lead over Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas to seventy-five points. Mercedes played the long game and waited for the race to come to them, the pivotal moment
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 01:33.613 01:32.434 01:31.628 2 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:33.230 01:33.143 01:32.030 3 Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 01:33.032 01:32.536 01:32.053 4 Max Verstappen DUT Red Bull – Honda 01:33.368 01:32.634 01:32.310 5 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 01:33.413 01:33.281 01:32.632 6 Carlos Sainz Jr ESP
Charles Leclerc has secured his fourth back to back pole after improving on his final lap to out-qualify Mercedes Lewis Hamilton for the Russian Grand Prix. The Monacan has been unstoppable in qualifying since the start of the second half of the season. Leclerc to beat Hamilton by four-tenths of a second after he put
Red Bull and Ferrari set the pace Red Bull and Ferrari appear to be leading the field in practice for the Russian Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc set the pace in FP1 going eight-hundredths of a second faster than Max Verstappen, in FP2 it was Verstappen who was three tenths faster than Leclerc. This you need
