The most incredible end of the season brought the Mercedes the second consecutive constructors’ title. It ‘a race to tell that from the end of Sochi. A few laps from the end, Perez, Bottas and Raikkonen are battling for third place. Within braking, the Mexican finds himself third in the fifth. Lose a second and a half in three curves, but Raikkonen last attempt a move too risky to pass compatriot: result, Bottas goes out and Raikkonen leads Ferrari damaged fifth. The incident, however, comes under investigation. A Raikkonen are added 30/2 on final time, contrary to what the commissioners decided by the incident between Ricciardo and the same Raikkonen in Monte Carlo for more than a few look like. And the Mercedes, in points for the 54th consecutive GP (a length from the third place all time Ferrari) can bring out the celebratory T-shirts prepared for the feast. Perez, who has benefited the most of the very early stop under the safety car, so brings Force India on the podium for the fourth time, right from the last GP in Sochi last year. Front, Hamilton can now only lose the World. The British, the 163mo GP career (in today in the top-25 of the present) won the ninth race of the season, the 42nd of his career. Hamilton appears to the third place all time Vettel, who closed the second and with the fastest lap, the third season for the Ferrari not so many centrava since 2011. With the placement of Vettel on the podium on 22nd different circuit, and withdrawal of Rosberg, now the games seem to be made for the World Cup. With only 100 points up for grabs, Hamilton now has 66 of Vettel and Rosberg on 73, slipped to third place. Among Perez, the first podium of the season, and Raikkonen, Massa fits that complete an extraordinary comeback from 15th place on the grid. Fades instead satisfaction for McLaren, who brought two cars in the top 10 for the second time in this disastrous 2015. Alonso, who was hoping for a small take consolation prize for the 250th GP career, you see five seconds to not curtailed He has observed the limits of the track at turn 16, despite a reminder already received in the race. Finds himself eleventh, leaving the last point Verstappen.
Rosberg, World goodbye? – They start with the tires Soft Maldonado, Massa, Alonso and Ericsson, the 250th GP in career: all others with the Super Soft. The best starting point is at the start of Raikkonen, who finds himself third, with Vettel slips fifth. part from the side of the rubber track but fails to pass Rosberg (risking to end up along the curve 3). The German, however, as last year, is not lucky in Sochi. Accusation that a mechanical problem with the accelerator pedal, and after eight laps he sadly back to the pits. E ‘out of the race for the first time in 19 races in a row, and made out of the World. Hamilton has thus risen to 81 GP career with at least one lap in the lead, three points behind third place occupied by Alonso and Prost.
Accidents in start – Moved start with bang between Ericsson and Hulkenberg, became the sixth driver to race in F1 90 GP win without even a podium, leading to the safety car: the expense is also Verstappen who finds himself with the left rear cut in an effort to avoid impact with Force India. Curious, however, that between the German forced to retreat fourth in the last six races, and Swedish (out only in Malaysia this year before Sochi) there were ten positions on the grid difference. On the restart, Iceman ruin the good effect of the shot at the green light and gave the position to Bottas at Turn 3.
Ferrari tires – Ferrari is struggling to get heat into the tires more of Mercedes and Williams Bottas. As anticipated Maurizio Arrivabene this track is not particularly suited to the characteristics of the Red, who also lost several tenths in qualifying in the most driven despite the compounds were the same in Singapore, although environmentally certainly less favorable to the SF15-T .
Crash Grosjean – The weekend of Sochi but continues to be marred by ugly incidents. On the twelfth lap Grosjean lost the rear at 3 and destroys the Lotus: the inevitable second safety car to accompany the sixth seasonal retreat of the French, already presented as the next pilot of Haas-Ferrari. Fortunately, out with his legs from the driver, but it confirms the picture of a Formula 1 increasingly technological, more and more skewed towards the dominance of machine over man, who here has been rediscovered more fragile. A F1 must reflect on caps, image that Friday has been around the world, with the barriers raised off the ground and the Toro Rosso of Sainz stuck under. The issue of security is inevitably opened in motorsport and F1 in the next generation. Escape routes were expanded and paved, like the Parabolica at Monza, also to allow a few more risks and some withdrawal less. But in some cases the abuse of tartan has reduced a bit ‘the effects are not always negative, the deceleration that the car suffers when it comes out on the gravel.
Duel in the Red – the great unknown of the tires, after a weekend without useful practice sessions, the chemistry in finding the right moment to stop in order to maximize yield and reduce the negative effects of excessive deterioration, becomes even more complicated with the two steps of the safety car. Hamilton also complains of the temperature of the tires on the very day in which Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed Pirelli as official supplier of tires for the next three years. At the second restart, Vettel throws in the second corner to pass Raikkonen, trying to overtake too muscular, almost wheel to wheel with Iceman forced to cut the corner, which is completed only at the next turn, avoiding even the Finnish possible penalty. “I do not have straight-line speed!”, He gets angry Raikkonen radio. Turns on the battle between Sainz and Ricciardo also: Spanish, who evidently was recovering from the crash two days ago, but enters the Australian reacts and takes the position.
Vettel, who stop – In front, Hamilton continues to run a second faster than Bottas, who for the first time in twenty laps began to score worse times also Vettel. The Finnish Williams, now in crisis and with the four-time world champion now drains, into the pits for a pit stop at the 26th step: stop 3 “4 to mount Soft, with a lag screw for the rear left (not new in the house Williams this year) and return to the tenth position. Log in to the pits on lap 30 Vettel: tire change is manual, 2 “2, and the German falls ahead of Bottas. Mission accomplished by Ferrari mechanics, who almost manage to bring Raikkonen also a couple of steps further ahead of compatriot after the break. But soon slipped to seventh place: it was too out before stopping?
The fight for the podium – Hamilton, who is 31 seconds ahead of Kvyat, second alternation stops, stops on lap 31 and again after 3.1 seconds, three clues that a try and throw it to the ninth victory of the year. Meanwhile, Alonso gave another of its outputs via radio designed to turn on other controversies. No more entries from sen fled, the controversy is the measure of an experienced pilot and frustrated that he knows not to speak only to his race engineers, who knows how his words can not go unnoticed to those who choose what to publish and what not . “Fernando, we keep Massa behind until the end” they tell him. “I love your sense of humor,” replied the Spaniard, certainly not in the ideal mood even before the green light. It ‘an ending on, with Vettel in the last ten laps traveling nearly on pace of Hamilton, Perez, who does everything to defend the podium despite a crisis increasingly evident with the tires (especially the front right) and Bottas attacking Ricciardo , forced to retire on the 49th lap with a broken suspension. There is still room for a final twist. Sainz, who was leading a remarkable race, he had to end his race eight laps from the end. Block the front left brake on corner entry, it touches down barriers and break the rear wing: nothing, however, compared the crash on Friday. Sainz also lose a piece of the wing, gathered in the running of a brave officer who crosses the path while Vettel arrives. A move of courage, before the thrilling final of the festival and for Hamilton. The British, just do 11 points more than Vettel and Rosberg to confirm two more world title already in Austin.
GP RUSSIA – ORDER OF ARRIVAL FINAL
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 1h 37: 11.024
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 5.953s
53 + 3 Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 53 + 28.918s
4 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 53 + 38.831s
5 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 53 + 47.566s
6 Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 53 + 56.508s
7 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 53 + 1: 01.088s
> 8 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 53 + 1: 12.358s *
9 Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 53 + 1: 19.467s
10 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Renault 53 +1: 28.424s
11 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 53 + 1: 31.210s **
12 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 52 +1 Lap
13 Roberto Merhi Marussia-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap
14 Will Stevens Marussia- Ferrari 51 +2 Laps
15 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 47 16 Suspension
Carlos Sainz Red Bull-Renault 45 Brakes 17
Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes 11 Accident
18 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 7 Accelerator
19 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 0 Accident
20 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 0 Accident
* Raikkonen penalized 30 seconds for causing the accident with Bottas
** Alonso penalized five seconds for violation of the limits of the track
THE WORLD DRIVERS
1 Lewis Hamilton Sebastian Vettel 236 2 302
3 Nico Rosberg 4 229
Kimi Raikkonen 123
5 Valtteri Bottas 111
6 Felipe Massa 109
7 Daniil Kvyat 76
8 Daniel Ricciardo 73
9 Sergio Perez 54
11 44 10 Romain Grosjean Nico Hulkenberg
38 12 33 Max Verstappen
Felipe Nasr
13 25 14 22 Pastor Maldonado
15 Carlos Sainz 12
Fernando Alonso 16 11 17 Marcus Ericsson
9
Jenson Button 18 8 19 Roberto
Mehri
0 0 20 Will Stevens
21 Alexander Rossi
0 22 Kevin Magnussen 0
MANUFACTURERS WORLD
1 Mercedes 531
2 Ferrari 359
3 Williams 220
4 Red Bull 149
5 Force India 92
6 Lotus 66
7 Red Bull Sauber 45
8 9 34
McLaren
Manor 19 10 0
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