Lewis Hamilton could have been forced to retire from the Russian Grand Prix had a brewing technical issue during the race had not stabilised enough to get him to the end. On another trying weekend for the defending champion, Hamilton's difficult start to the 2016 season continued in Russia when he suffered an ERS failure in qualifying for the second event in succession, forcing Mercedes into an entire rebuild overnight. Starting tenth on the grid, a quick getaway would see him quickly make up positions early on, rising to second place by the close of the pit-stop window. Leaving Hamilton 12secs behind Nico Rosberg, he began making in-roads with a charging second stint that would see him...
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