Lewis Hamilton saw his chances of victory in Russia go up in smoke before the race had even started. The Briton made two practice starts in a place where he was not supposed to, which gave him a ten-second time penalty. Originally he was also given two penalty points on his licence, but these were eventually taken by the FIA.  At the end of the race, Hamilton said that he suspected the stewards of trying to stop him, but according to Jolyon Palmer this was not the case. "The reality is that Hamilton and Mercedes simply broke the rules both times. In Monza they were punished because the pitlane was closed and then Antonio Giovinazzi received the same penalty", the former F1...
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