Running through the performances in the Formula 1 field following Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his post-race driver ratings. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - 9 Lewis Hamilton didn’t deserve to win in Sochi, but that should not detract from an excellent performance all weekend long. He was dominant from FP2 up until the final stage of qualifying, when a mistake cost him pole. Clever tactics from Mercedes saved Hamilton after a sluggish start, and from there he was rapid throughout, pulling off a clinical pass on Vettel en route to victory. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes - 10 How could Bottas not receive a 10/10 score? He didn’t put a foot wrong...
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