Russian Grand Prix – Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton ended fastest for Mercedes after the opening hour of track action in Russia. The Sochi weekend kicked off with blue skies and sunshine greeting the scarlet of the Ferraris when they headed out onto the empty track as the first free practice session started. However, the forecast for the remainder of the weekend is for cloud and rain, so today’s session might see the fastest times we’ll get this weekend. As reported yesterday, Charles Leclerc will have to work his way up through the pack on Sunday as he is facing grid penalties for having a new powertrain, after having already used his allowed number of units. The upgrade...
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