Valtteri Bottas claimed his maiden Formula 1 victory on Sunday in the Russian Grand Prix as he held off a late charge from Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who started the race from pole position. The Finnish driver got a great start to leap ahead of both Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen before Turn 1 and he remained in the lead until the checkered flag, only relinquishing the lead temporarily during the first round of stops. The Ferrari duo held on for much of the race before third-placed Raikkonen dropped off in the latter stages. Vettel however remained close and a later stop than Bottas closed the gap further.  As the checkered flag fell, the pair were split by just six-tenths of a...
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