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2014 Russian F1 GP: Easy Win For Hamilton Extends Championship Lead

Lewis Hamilton cantered to victory in the inaugural Russian Grand Prix in a largely uneventful race. Nico Rosberg provided some early excitement by passing his teammate and then spearing off. His recovery drive took him from dead last to the podium.


Lewis Hamilton cantered to victory in the inaugural Russian Grand Prix in a largely uneventful race.

Nico Rosberg provided some early excitement by passing his teammate and then spearing off. His recovery drive took him from dead last to the podium.

Daniel Ricciardo had a quiet afternoon in the middle of the pack, finishing seventh ahead of his teammate.

PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING

The practice sessions on the new track delivered a few surprises. The first was that the Sochi street track was easy on tyres.

The teams started talking about a one-stop race as early as Friday. The second was the pace of the McLarens, with Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button running up in the top five.

The Williams were strong, as were the Mercedes who lead the sessions.

Qualifying saw Massa's Williams develop a fuel pressure problem that would keep him from the final fight for pole.

Lewis Hamilton took the fastest time, with Rosberg alongside, followed by Williams' Valtteri Bottas and Jenson Button. Magnussen was bumped back to eleventh for a gearbox penalty.

Sensationally, Daniil Kvyat took fifth in the Toro Rosso while the man he is replacing next year, Sebastian Vettel, could manage just eleventh and was out of Q3. Ricciardo was seventh, followed by the Ferraris and Vergne.

RACE

Yet another brilliant blue day greeted the drivers, who stood together before the race to honour Jules Bianchi still fighting for his life in a Japanese hospital.

Fifty-five thousand people attended this first Russian race and watched Lewis Hamilton form up on the grid with his car pointed across the track to launch in front of his teammate.

Hamtilon got a great start but Rosberg swept into the lead at turn one but then went way off into the run-off.

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