Hamilton was the winner in the Russian GP, the last leg before the race to be held in Istanbul in Formula 1. The race was the scene of quite contentious moments.
In this process, which is now progressing to the last part of the season in Formula 1, the fight for the championship continues at full speed. The last race before the Turkish GP Russian GP’While the winner of the race was determined, the race was contentious until the last moment.
Norris’s from the first pole position of his career The race he started was also the race where Alfa Romeo veteran pilot Kimi Raikkonen returned to the tracks after the coronavirus treatment ended. Pre-race predictions did not come true.
Mercedes but another Mercedes
Before the race Mercedes AMG Petronas The team was expected to get an easy win. The Mercedes team, who missed the chance to start in the first place after a mistake in the qualifying laps, later Bottas’s he had changed his engine and sent the Finnish driver to the end of the grid. This strategy did not seem to work very well. After Hamilton had trouble taking off, the race on the track started to get complicated.
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Those who make successive passes and increase their tempo after pit stops Hamilton started chasing the top. Hamilton, who opened the way, started to advance rapidly after. Meanwhile, he took to the track as the championship leader. Verstappen continued to climb to the top. In the following laps, the gap between Norris and Hamilton gradually narrowed.
War of the Roses
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Two British pilots driving two Mercedes-engined vehicles Norris and Hamilton’s struggleIn the last episode, it became even more exciting with the beginning of the rain. In Sochi, where it is already difficult to hold on to the track, some pilots turned to green lane transition tires, while some pilots decided not to change tires until the end of the race.
While Hamilton changed tires, Norris tried to wait until the last moment. For this reason, the young pilot, who constantly went off the track, lost the leadership. In the race, where the ranking changed constantly in the last laps, especially the ranking outside the podium was constantly played.
At the end of the race, Hamilton became the winner. 100th win took. Verstappen, on the other hand, started the race from the 20th place and took the 2nd place. The third name on the podium is Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. it happened. The next race of the season will be held in Turkey.