Mercedes activate Bottas wingman mode
Valtteri Bottas played the role of wingman for Mercedes, yet again, as he let Lewis Hamilton past him to cover Sebastian Vettel off during the Russian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas played the role of wingman for Mercedes, yet again, as he let Lewis Hamilton past him to cover Sebastian Vettel off during the Russian Grand Prix.
Red Bull may have targeted fifth place prior to the start of the Russian GP but Max Verstappen conceding getting there in just eight laps was a welcome surprise.
Sebastian Vettel admitted that a "tiny lock-up" down into Turn 12 was key in Lewis Hamilton getting past him.
Kimi Raikkonen has admitted that Mercedes have found big gains in their performance over the last two races.
Esteban Ocon wants his Force India team to look at the tactics they used during the Russian Grand Prix in swapping the cars.
Team orders saw Lewis Hamilton lead home a Mercedes 1-2 at the Russian GP as the Brackley squad maintained their 100% winning record in Sochi. Max Verstappen provided the race's excitement.
Charles Leclerc has admitted that getting into P5 early on in the race allowed him to finish in P7 as the 'best of the rest' in Russia.
Pierre Gasly has confirmed it was a brake issue that put not one but both Toro Rossos out of Sunday's Russian Grand Prix.
Race winner Lewis Hamilton spoke to the media after the Russian Grand Prix, along with podium finishers Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel.
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Stoffel Vandoorne has become the sixth driver to be hit with a grid penalty for the Russian Grand Prix after McLaren changed his gearbox ahead of the race.
Sebastian Vettel fears he may be unfairly disadvantaged at the start of the Russian Grand Prix as only the top-two grid slots have been completely resurfaced.
Although Nico Hulkenberg admits Renault's decision not to run in Q2 at the Sochi Autodrom made for a "boring" afternoon, he feels it was a right call.
Lewis Hamilton has conceded he slacked off in Q3 at Sochi as he threw away a potential 80th career pole position.
Sebastian Vettel is still feeling confident of winning the Russian Grand Prix despite being outpaced in qualifying at the Sochi Autodrom.
Max Verstappen has been given a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow for yellow flags during qualifying on Saturday.
Lewis Hamilton bids to ram home his world title advantage when F1's roadshow rocks up in Sochi for the Russian Grand Prix this weekend.
Pierre Gasly said that the lack of running in Q2 on Saturday afternoon shows that the penalty system needs changing.
Fernando Alonso says that the smart tactic McLaren put into play in FP1 was their "biggest gain" of the weekend.
Kimi Raikkonen believes that the two Ferraris have to get a good getaway at the start of the Russian Grand Prix.
Kevin Magnussen admitted that the drivers were "nervous" about starting the Russian Grand Prix on the hypersoft tyres.
After qualifying on pole for the Russian Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas spoke to the media, along with Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
Valtteri Bottas put an end to Lewis Hamilton's charge to an 80th pole position, grabbing the coveted grid slot by 0.1s in qualifying for the Russian GP.
Another day, another driver announcement in Russia, where Q2 became an absolute non-event because of a raft of grid penalties.
It doesn't sound as if Sebastian Vettel can count on Kimi Raikkonen in the run-in to the title with the Finn blatantly saying he's out to "to get the best result possible for myself."