Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff doubts his team’s strategy would have allowed them to beat Ferrari if it hadn’t been for the Virtual Safety Car.
2019 Russian Grand Prix articles archive
2019 Russian Grand Prix articles
Ferrari ‘100 metres away’ from avoiding VSC for Vettel’s retirement
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto said the Virtual Safety Car period which cost them victory in Russia could have been avoided if Sebastian Vettel’s car had failed a hundred metres later.
Vote for your 2019 Russian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2019 Russian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2019 Russian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton won and Charles Leclerc lost when the Virtual Safety Car was deployed – but it affected other drivers’ races too.
Magnussen: FIA made a mistake with penalty for cutting “crap corner”
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onKevin Magnussen says he feels “let down by the FIA” over his penalty for failing to rejoin the track correctly when he went off at turn two.
Ferrari denies it pitted Leclerc early to get him ahead of Vettel
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari denied Charles Leclerc’s pit stop was timed to move him ahead of Sebastian Vettel, who had ignored an instruction to let his team mate through earlier in the race.
Hamilton admits Ferrari had better strategy despite win
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Ferrari had the right strategy for the Russian Grand Prix despite beating them to victory in Sochi.
Raikkonen accepts blame for jump start after another “nightmare” race
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen accepted responsibility for his jump start penalty in Sochi but said his Alfa Romeo’s performance has been poor since the summer break.
Leclerc: Ferrari told Vettel to give up lead because starts “were identical”
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says Sebastian Vettel was told to give him the lead back in the Russian Grand Prix because they made “identical” starts to the race.
“Stupid, idiotic steward” cost Magnussen eighth place
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onHaas team principal Guenther Steiner hit out at the stewards over the penalty which cost Kevin Magnussen eighth place in the Russian Grand Prix.
Vettel confirms Ferrari had pre-race agreement for start after defying team orders
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel confirmed Ferrari had an agreement in place for how the drivers would manage the start after he was told to let his team mate overtaking him during the Russian Grand Prix.
Trouble at Ferrari lets Hamilton in to lead Mercedes one-two
2019 Russian Grand Prix summary
Posted onLewis Hamilton scored his ninth victory of 2019, leading a one-two for Mercedes, after Ferrari hit trouble in the Russian Grand Prix.
2019 Russian Grand Prix championship points
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has extended his championship lead to 73 points by winning the Russian Grand Prix.
2019 Russian Grand Prix race result
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton won the 2019 Russian Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc.
Rate the race: 2019 Russian Grand Prix
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the 2019 Russian Grand Prix.
Williams retired Kubica’s car to conserve parts
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams retired Robert Kubica from the Russian Grand Prix to save parts for future races.
2019 Russian Grand Prix in pictures
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Posted onThe 2019 Russian Grand Prix in pictures.
Live: 2019 Russian Grand Prix
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Paddock Diary: Russian Grand Prix day three
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onIn the F1 paddock at Sochi Dieter Rencken catches up with Alfa Romeo team boss Frederic Vasseur – and the man who used to run the whole show.
Hamilton: Ferrari can “blast past with the jet fuel” at the start
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says there was no point for Mercedes to start the race on soft tyres as they would inevitably be overtaken by the Ferraris even if they qualified ahead.