Valtteri Bottas clocked in fastest in Friday's opening practice for this weekend's Russian Grand prix at Sochi, the Mercedes driver comfortably leading Renault's Daniel Ricciardo and Red Bull's Max Verstappen. It was a lively opening session disrupted by the deployment of several yellow flags and a red flag sparked by Williams' Nicholas Latifi, while Lewis Hamilton concluded the morning well down the order after flat-spotting his tyres early in the session.  Times to follow... Sochi opened up to the action on Friday under sunny skies and ambient temperatures of 27°C that encouraged everyone to hit the track at the outset when the lights went green, supported by a few thousand fans in the...
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