Valtteri Bottas took his first grand prix victory in style in only his fourth race as a Mercedes driver, despite fierce pressure from Sebastian Vettel.
Month: April 2017 articles archive
Vote for your 2017 Russian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2017 Russian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2017 Russian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onPirelli’s ultra-soft tyres proved remarkably durable at Sochi. Nico Hulkenberg managed to go 40 laps on his set.
2017 Russian Grand Prix interactive lap charts
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onAs had been the case in the previous three Russian Grands Prix, the race was a processional affair with few changes in position taking place after the first lap.
2017 Russian Grand Prix interactive lap times and fastest laps
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onBoth Ferraris lapped quicker than race-winner Valtteri Bottas in his Mercedes. But Lewis Hamilton in the team’s other car was even further off the pace.
Grosjean and Palmer blame each other as stewards take no action
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onRomain Grosjean and Jolyon Palmer blamed each other for their race-ending first-lap crash in Russia but the stewards ruled neither driver was responsible.
“I was out of the race from the get-go” – Hamilton
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton was left to rue a “very odd weekend” after overheating problems confined him to fourth place in the Russian Grand Prix.
Bottas feels vindicated by breakthrough win
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says his first grand prix victory proves what he is capable of following his disappointments in the last two races.
Massa: Vettel was too hesitant on final lap
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFelipe Massa dismissed Sebastian Vettel’s complaint about his driving on the final lap of the Russian Grand Prix and congratulated Valtteri Bottas on his first win.
Bottas holds Vettel back to grab first grand prix win
2017 Russian Grand Prix summary
Posted onValtteri Bottas withstood a late-race charge from Sebastian Vettel to score the first victory of his grand prix career.
2017 Russian Grand Prix championship points
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel pulls 13 points clear of Lewis Hamilton in the drivers’ championship but Mercedes edge ahead in the teams’ points standings.
2017 Russian Grand Prix race result
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onValetteri Bottas scored the first victory of his F1 career in the Russian Grand Prix, narrowly beating Sebastian Vettel.
Rate the race: 2017 Russian Grand Prix
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the 2017 Russian Grand Prix.
2017 Russian Grand Prix in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onThe 2017 Russian Grand Prix in pictures.
Live: 2017 Russian Grand Prix
F1 Fanatic Live
Posted onFollow the 2017 Russian Grand Prix on F1 Fanatic Live.
Sauber and McLaren to use Honda engines in 2018
2018 F1 season
Posted onHonda has confirmed it will supply engines to Sauber as well as McLaren from next year.
McLaren: Reports of 2018 Mercedes deal are “wrong”
F1 Fanatic Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: McLaren: Reports of 2018 Mercedes deal are “wrong” • Sainz: No parity between engines • Alonso: McLaren losing up to 3s on straights
Raikkonen frustrated by Q3 traffic after narrow pole miss
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen said he was compromised by traffic during the build-up to his final qualifying lap after missing pole position by four hundredths of a second.
Horner: Ferrari will favour a “clear number one” to beat Mercedes
2017 Russian Grand Prix pre-race analysis
Posted onRed Bull’s Christian Horner believes Ferrari already have a designated ‘number one’ driver. The Russian Grand Prix could demonstrate whether that’s really true.
Lap time watch: Renault make even more progress than Ferrari in Russia
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari have broken Mercedes’ 18-race run of pole positions in Russia after making a substantial leap forward with their car’s performance at the Sochi Autodrom.