Lewis Hamilton was victorious in today's Russian Grand Prix at Sochi after the Mercedes team asked their drivers to switch positions. This clearly left Bottas disappointed after the race while third placed Vettel limited the damage in a weekend that saw Mercedes as the strongest team. On the starting grid, the top 4 started on ultra softs, with the next 6 drivers on hypersoft, decided by their use of tyres in Saturday's qualifying. Behind them were Renault's Sainz and Hulkenberg, both using new soft tyres, followed by the Williams and McLarens that started on ultra soft. In 18th and 19th were the Red Bulls on soft while Hartley at the back opted for hyper softs. As the lights went out,...
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