Here are the highlights and winners of Russian Grand Prix Formula One World Championship. Although the race went very exciting and nail biting finish for the fans, so lets find out happened during the Race weekend.
Before that most importantly let's watch the highlights below :
Mercedes’ team work
“There’s not many team mates who would do something like that." Yes, Lewis Hamilton was only too aware that, although his name will stand in the history books as the 2018 Russian Grand Prix victor, he was only the second best Mercedes driver this weekend.
The team were forthright in their re-positioning of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in the race, giving the Finn a clear call to move aside on the radio and even telling him at which corner he should do it for good measure. But arguably, what choice did they have? In a title fight that’s been bitter at times with Ferrari, Mercedes simply activated the logical side of their brains and made the call.
“It’s deflating for a driver, and it’s deflating for a team,” said Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff, “but there is a harsh reality also that, on such a day, you can extend the lead by seven points more. For a championship that has been very tough and very difficult at times, and here you have to take it and this is what we did today.”
Deflating, yes. But can you imagine the backlash that Mercedes would have faced if they hadn’t made the call and Hamilton lost the title by seven points or less to Vettel? Harsh on Bottas, yes – but the only call that Mercedes could realistically have made.
They now lead both championships comfortably - and they maintained their 100% Sochi win record in the process.
Nice!