Top ten pictures from the 2015 Russian Grand Prix

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Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2015 Russian Grand Prix weekend. Click for larger versions.

Carlos Sainz Jnr

Carlos Sainz Jnr, Toro Rosso, Sochi Autodrom, 2015
Second practice took place on a sodden track under leaden skies, and fewer than half of the drivers set times

Marcus Ericsson

Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, Sochi Autodrom, 2015
Marcus Ericsson was among those who joined in the second practice session, but didn’t set a time

Roberto Merhi

Roberto Merhi, Manor, Sochi Autodrom, 2015
Roberto Merhi was back for Manor – and got the car at some unusual angles

Daniil Kvyat

Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, Sochi Autodrom, 2015
Home favourite Daniil Kvyat couldn’t repeat his top five qualifying performance of last year but took sixth in the race

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso, McLaren, Sochi Autodrom, 2015
Fernando Alonso commemorated his 250th participation in an F1 race weekend

Start

Start, Sochi Autodrom, 2015
Lewis Hamilton got his nose ahead of Nico Rosberg at the start – but had to slot in behind his team mate

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Sochi Autodrom, 2015
Sebastian Vettel passed team mate Kimi Raikkonen and went on to take second place

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz Jnr, Sochi Autodrom, 2015
Daniel Ricciardo battled with Carlos Sainz Jnr – both impressed in the race but were doomed to retire with car problems

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Sochi Autodrom, 2015
Hamilton’s ninth win leaves him poised to clinch a third championship title

Sergio Perez

Sergio Perez, Force India, Sochi Autodrom, 2015
Force India earned their first podium finish of the year thanks to Sergio Perez

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      8 comments on “Top ten pictures from the 2015 Russian Grand Prix”

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        MattyPF1 (@mattypf1)
        13th October 2015, 13:06

        Seeing that picture of Ric and Sainz reminds me of the battle those 2 had between turns 1-5. Absolutely stunning. And if anybody sees this comment, can you help me with something. After the safety car for Grosjean went away, the order was Ric, Verstappan then Sainz if I’m not mistaken. All of a sudden, with no coverage or commentary pointing it out, Sainz was ahead of both Ric and Max. HOW AND WHERE DID HE PULL THAT OFF SO FAST!?!?!

        1. ura
          13th October 2015, 13:38

          Very good question. Lack of proper coverage.

          I think it was Ric-Sai-Ver before pit. After it was Ric-Ver-Sai. So Sainz either overtook Verstappen or was given way via team orders. He somehow got ahead of Verstappen. Then he must surely have overtaken Ricciardo. Did they show this? I only remember Ricciardo taking the position back?

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        Bleu (@bleu)
        13th October 2015, 13:11

        I would have liked to see a podium picture here – with ushankas.

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        Akhilesh (@graywizzard)
        13th October 2015, 17:10

        Pic of Checo ‘s crew shows the exact emotions I was going throug when he got the podium.

        1. PT
          15th October 2015, 8:06

          I was actually thinking – if it only were two steps ahead it would have been an Indian national anthem for the first time on a Grand Prix podium!

      4. Chuck Lantz
        13th October 2015, 22:44

        I’m very disappointed to see that only one of the ten photos is correctly credited to the photographer who shot it. While I realize that the shooters work for agencies or teams, which do show in the photo credits, it’s extremely rude not to include the person whose talent with a camera actually planned and produced the shots.

        As a professional sports photographer, who also publishes the work of other sports shooters, I would never exclude the names of the actual photographer, nor would I ever agree to have any of my own shots published without a photo credit attached.

        Your website would not publish a story without crediting the author, so why not give the photographers the same professional courtesy? If the team or agency will not provide the names, I would suggest either insisting on it, or not publishing the shots at all. I do understand that the shooter’s contracts most likely cover the non-mentions, but that doesn’t make it right.

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          Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
          14th October 2015, 0:23

          I do not use any images I have not obtained permission to use, I always strive to abide by the requirements on crediting given by whoever the images have been obtained from, and my understanding at present is that I am meeting those requirements. You or I can go on social media sites and immediately see huge numbers of individuals (some of which may be considered competitors to this site) stealing images and using them without permission or credit. Given that, it hardly seems reasonable to criticise me for using images I have obtained permission for in a manner approved by the copyright holders.

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        SauberS1 (@saubers1)
        13th October 2015, 22:59

        Nice pictures!

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