In this process, as we progress to the last part of the season in Formula 1, the fight for the championship continues at full speed. While the winner of the Russian GP, the last race before the Turkish GP, was determined, the race was contentious until the last moment.
The race that Norris started from the first pole position in his career 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, the Mercedes AMG Petronas team was expected to take an easy win. Missing the chance to start in the first place after a mistake in qualifying, the Mercedes team later changed Bottas’ 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 track started to become complicated.
Hamilton, who made successive passes after the pit stops and increased his pace, started chasing the summit. Hamilton, who opened the way, started to advance rapidly after. Meanwhile, Verstappen, who was on the track as the championship leader, continued to climb to the top. In the following laps, the gap between Norris and Hamilton gradually narrowed.
War of the Roses
The struggle of the two British pilots Norris and Hamilton, who drove two Mercedes-engined vehicles, became even more exciting with the beginning of the rain in the last episode. 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 lead. 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 was the winner, taking his 100th win in his career. 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.
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