F1 2018 – Russian GP: Domination of Mercedes – Formula 1

F1 2018 – Russian GP: Domination of Mercedes – Formula 1

Mercedes dominance at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi: Hamilton wins the sixteenth stage of the 1 F2018 World Cup thanks to the support of his teammate Bottas (2nd place)

La Mercedes dominated - as we predicted - Russian Grand Prix a Sochi: Lewis Hamilton won the sixteenth stage F1 world 2018 thanks for the service received from the interlocutor Valtteri Bottas (2nd at the finish line, he would have deserved to win, but his team forced him to give up the position).

In the race that saw Ferrari di Sebastian Vettel e Kimi Raikkonen ranking 3rd and XNUMXth respectively, we celebrate tremendous performance Max Verstappen... Dutch driver Red Bull, who started 19th, became the protagonist of an exceptional comeback: 13th after the first lap, 10th after three laps, 5th after 8 laps, and even led the 19th lap (before the tire change and the end of the race on the fifth position).

F1 World Championship 2018 - GP Russia: standings

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton approaching F1 world 2018 thanks to the fifth victory in the last six Grand Prix. A success thanks to Bottas's good graces and also after an impeccable race in which he managed to correct a mistake in the boxing strategy (which brought him behind Vettel), bypassing the German rider in a short time with an easy maneuver.

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)

Un Russian Grand Prix exceptional for Valtteri BottasAuthor Sochi of pole and a great start. Forced to give up the top step of the podium due to command orders that invite him to hand over the position to Hamilton on lap 25, he still takes home the second podium in the world in the last three Grand Prix. F1 world 2018.

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)

Third Place Sebastian Vettel в Russian Grand Prix it coincides with the fourth podium in the last five Grand Prix, but there is not much to celebrate here as victory has been lacking for over a month. Hamilton's overtaking is a demonstration of the sheer superiority of the silver arrows.

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)

Ever since he signed with Sauber Kimi Raikkonen "Settled down": fourth place without delay for the Finnish driver.

Mercedes

Also this year Sochi la Mercedes left crumbs to his opponents: fifth victory (and third double) in five issues Russian Grand Prix.

F1 World Championship 2018 – Results of the Russian Grand Prix

Free practice 1

1. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 1: 34.488

2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 34.538

3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 34.818

4. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 34.999

5. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - 1: 35.524

Free practice 2

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 33.385

2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 33.584

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 33.827

4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - 1: 33.844

5. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 1: 33.928

Free practice 3

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 33.067

2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 33.321

3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 1: 33.667

4. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) – 1:33.688

5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1: 33.937

Qualifications

1. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) - 1: 31.387

2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 1: 31.532

3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) - 1: 31.943

4. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) – 1:32.237

5 Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1: 33.181

Race

1.Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1h27: 25.181

2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) + 2.5 s

3 Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) + 7.5 s

4 Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) + 16.5 p.

5 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) + 31.0 s

The standings of the F1 2018 world championship after the Russian GP

World Drivers Ranking

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 306 points

2.Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 256 points

3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 189 points

4.Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) £ 186

5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 158 points

World ranking of constructors

1 Mercedes 495 points

2 Ferrari 442 points

3 pawls Red Bull-TAG Heuer 292

4 Renault 91 points

5 Haas-Ferrari 80 points

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