A charging Valtteri Bottas, an underperforming Lewis Hamilton and the mesmerizing speed of Ferrari’s 2017 challenger. The Russian GP did not fail to impress this year as the race victory was decided in a rather fierce battle between Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. 159 laps. That is the number of laps which was completed during the first three Russian GPs. Every single of that was led by Mercedes. The Anglo-German team’s three years dominant form was even more evident on the Sochi race track which features a seemingly never-ending start-finish straight, a full-throttle corner and heavy acceleration zones. Therefore, this weekend was a real test for...
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