Lewis Hamilton will start the Russian Grand Prix from fourth position, while Max Verstappen will have to catch up from P20. Verstappen is defending a five-point lead in the world championship. Verstappen did not take part in qualifying in Russia, so his RB16B has a race set-up that should make overtaking possible. The track lends itself to that, but the differences between the top teams and the midfield are not as big as they were two years ago. Leclerc the first problem On top of that, he immediately sees Charles Leclerc in front of him. If he doesn't pass the Monegasque relatively quickly, valuable time could be lost. The Ferrari's were the third team in the long runs after Mercedes and...
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