Russian Grand Prix
Valtteri Bottas wins 2020 Russian Grand Prix
Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas cruised to the win Sunday after Hamilton, who was leading, was penalized 10 seconds for practicing his starts in the wrong place before the race. Hamilton came into the race looking to match Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 wins in Formula One but had to settle for third behind Bottas and Max Verstappen.
Lewis Hamilton wins Russian Grand Prix in 1-2 victory for Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton coasted to a comfortable victory and led a Mercedes one-two finish at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday to tighten his grip on a sixth World Championship. In a calamitous few laps for Ferrari, the Italian team threw away a possible one-two finish of its own after Sebastian Vettel broke down and Charles Leclerc dropped from first to third. Valtteri Bottas followed team-mate Hamilton home at the Sochi Autodrome as Mercedes secured the full quota of points.
Charles Leclerc takes fourth straight pole at Russian Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc clinched his fourth straight pole position and championship leader Lewis Hamilton was second in qualifying at Formula One's Russian Grand Prix on Saturday. Leclerc finished 0.402 seconds clear of Hamilton, with Leclerc's Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel third fastest at the Sochi Autodrome. Hamilton is bidding for his first win since the summer break and his Mercedes team is often the dominant force in Russia, having won all of the five races staged here.
Lewis Hamilton wins 2018 Russian Grand Prix with help from team orders
Valtteri Bottas "was a real gentleman to let me by."
F1 Race recap: 2016 Russian Grand Prix same as it ever was
The Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix played its usual trick of an exciting first few corners followed by a procession.
2015 Russian Grand Prix was full of crashes and DNFs
Autoblog recaps the 2015 Russian Grand Prix, which featured a couple of Safety Cars, a number of crashes, a few questionable decisions, and a familiar final result.
Carlos Sainz cleared after high-speed Russian GP crash [w/videos]
Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz, Jr. crashed hard in a wet practice session ahead of the Russian Grand Prix this weekend, but has since been cleared to race by the FIA's doctors.
Race Recap: 2014 Russian Grand Prix is like Valencia, but in Russian
The Sochi International Street Circuit used to host the Russian Formula One Grand Prix has a few things in common with the Valencia Street Circuit that was used to host the European Grand Prix. Both are built among existing infrastructure used for other events, both contain long, narrow stretches run between concrete walls and chain link fencing, and both are, shall we say, not exactly exciting.
Watch Sebastian Vettel become first driver to lap Sochi GP circuit
In April of last year, Sebastian Vettel and David Coulthard drove the unpaved Sochi Formula One circuit in a pair of Infiniti M sedans, getting both muddy and airborne in the process. Now with tarmac laid down and
Vettel and Coulthard drive Russia's very unfinished Sochi Circuit
The next Winter Olympics will happen in Sochi, Russia from February 7-23, 2014. Sometime after that, barring any delays, a portion of the Sochi Olympic Park will be turned into the Sochi Olympic Park Circuit, a 3.65-mile track for the first Russian Grand Prix in 100 years (the last of two Formula One grands prix were held in St. Petersburg).
Russia reportedly bags F1 grand prix contract from 2014
Russian premier Vladimir Putin (right) has big plans to put his country on the map of world-class sporting events. In 2014, the Black Sea resort town of Sochi will play host to the Winter Olympics. In 2018, Putin hopes to be hosting the World Cup. But not before the country secures its own Formula One grand prix.
F1 to ditch Australia for Russia
As any racing fan Down Under will tell you, the Australian Grand Prix has a long and rich history. The event has been held annually since 1928, and has been a staple of the Formula One calendar since 1985, usually either kicking off or ending the season. History might not be worth as much as cold hard cash to Bernie Ecclestone, though, as the F1 manager is repo