Alfa Romeo Racing blamed a dreadful opening lap of Russian Grand Prix as a cause for what saw both Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi miss out on points. In what was a nightmare weekend for the Italian team which saw them miss out on Q3, Räikkönen jumped the start and then copped a drive-through penalty for his troubles whilst Giovinazzi was the main catalyst in a first-lap collision which saw both Romain Grosjean and Daniel Ricciardo having to retire from the race due to the damage caused by the crash. Team manager Frédéric Vasseur was disconsolate with his team's performance. 'Unfortunately, this was another race that was compromised in the opening lap. Antonio made a good start...
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