Mercedes Formula 1 trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has revealed the team had concerns that the Russian Grand Prix stewards were “not going to like” Lewis Hamilton’s practice starts. Check out the Crash F1 YouTube channel - CLICK HERE Hamilton received a 10-second time penalty for breaking practice-start rules ahead of Sunday’s race in Sochi, costing him the chance of equalling Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 race victories as Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas capitalised to win. Hamilton had asked his team whether he could conduct his practice start “further out… to the end of the pit wall” due to discarded rubber in the usual practice spot. His race...
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