Formula 1: Bottas wins in Russia, but then goes completely crazy

Update September 27 at 6:07 pm: Record postponed, victory given: Lewis hamilton scolded like a pipe sparrow, but in Michael Schumacher did not come on Sunday. A momentous mistake of his Mercedes equipment slowed down the king of Formula 1 in the Russian Sotschi Grand Prix on the hunt for the record world champion’s 91 victories. In the end saved Hamilton Third place at the finish line, his World Cup advantage was never in jeopardy. Beneficiaries of the disaster Hamiltons victorious teammate Valtteri Bottas (Finland). “That wasn’t the best day for me, but what the heck,” he said. Hamilton later and did not want to talk about the unauthorized test starts before the race that had brought him the penalty.

Bottas advanced with his second win of the season Max verstappen (Holland) im Red Bull the impressive series of star drivers in Sochi continues: In the seven races on the Black Sea so far, it has always been won Mercedes.
“It’s been a while to finally get back to the front,” he said. Bottas, in which apparently a lot had accumulated: “To everyone who feels directed: Fuck you,” he called on the pit radio in the direction of his critics after crossing the finish line. The residue in Hamilton in the ranking, however, it is still 44 World Championship points.

Formula 1: Hamilton scolds his team in the pit lane

Polish man Hamilton had maintained the leadership from the beginning with always new personal records until Race director with a Ten second penalty slowed down. As usual, the six-time world champion took on the introductory lap before the race Probestarts completed, but in places not intended for this: he had the go-ahead for this from his Box screw brought.

Hamilton now only in october By Schumacher 91 matched wins, every day Nürburgring. “Man, that’s so ridiculous,” the Brit chided on the pit radio: “They will do everything they can to stop me. Tire change off, scolded here too (“You brought me too soon”) and began his chase on the hard tires.

by Ferrari the point was far away again, Sebastian Vettel (Heppenheim) and Charles Leclerc (Monaco) had nothing to do with the decision. He had in the run-up to his 250th Grand Prix Vettel I received a generous cake from the team, but there was nothing sporting to celebrate for the four-time world champion. In the end he finished in 13th place, well out of the points, Leclerc finished sixth.

Update September 27 at 2:59 pm.: Surprising ending in Sochi! After a time penalty, Lewis Hamilton only finished third, while his teammate Valtteri Bottas won ahead of Max Verstappen. The voices of the race:

Lewis hamilton (Mercedes): “That’s right, I’ll take the points, congratulations to Valtteri. The punishment bothers me of course, I have to look at the rules again. I didn’t really put anyone at risk. “

Max verstappen (Red Bull): “After the restart we were a bit slower, it was better on hard tires. Driving between the two Mercedes again – we can be satisfied with that. “

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes): “I had problems, at first a huge bee hit me, I was a little confused. But then I was in control and the pace was incredible. Never give up. I have to keep scoring points. “

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari): “I didn’t have a good first lap. I’m stuck in traffic, I broke my tires. We may have taken one more point, but that doesn’t change much. As for the car: it will be the same in Germany as here. So it won’t be easy, although obviously I’m looking forward to the race. “

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix on TV and live broadcast

Sotchi – After the Tuscan Grand Prix and a two-week break, it’s for the Formula 1 to Russia. The track at the Sochi Olympic venue has been on the Formula 1 racing calendar since 2014. Since then, only Mercedes-The drivers win the races in Russia, including the English four times Lewis hamilton. This year, too, the Mercedes driver and six-time world champion has the best chance of winning.

For Hamilton it would be historic: Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 90th Formula 1 victory in Tuscany, with another success he would join. Michael Schumacher throw away immediately. With 91 racing victories, the German is the most successful driver in Formula 1 history to date.

The Russian Grand Prix: Formula 1 broadcast today live on television and live

Significantly fewer chances of victory are likely to arise Ferrari-Pilot Sebastian Vettel calculate. After all: in Tuscany, the Heppenheimer reached the points with a tenth place. It was probably due more to the many failures in the chaos race at Mugello. by Vettel and teammates Leclerc Also in Russia it is once again about damage control in this catastrophic season for Ferrari.

The Red Bull driver should be much more motivated Max verstappen go to race weekend. The Dutchman had a promising start to the season and was the biggest competitor for the two Mercedes drivers. In the last two Grands Prix, Verstappen quit prematurely. To connect to Bottas In order not to lose in the drivers’ championship, the 22-year-old needs points again in Russia.

You can follow the Russian Grand Prix on September 27 live on television and live.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix live today on free TV on RTL

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Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix live today on pay TV on Sky

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Formula 1: Russian GP today live on the live broadcast of “F1 TV Pro”

the Formula 1 itself also offers payment Live-Streaming-Dienst „F1 TV Pro“in. The service also costs 7.99 euros per month or alternatively 64.99 euros in the year. The application is available in the iTunes store or in the Google Play store.

Formula 1: The Russian Grand Prix live on the ticker live on tz.de.

Everybody Highlight all about the racing weekend in Russia, as well as preliminary reports and recaps, can also be found on our live ticker at tz.de.

Russian Grand Prix: the weekend of the race live on television and live

September 25 Formula 1 with the first two free practice sessions in Russia at first. The 3rd free practice as well as the Qualification will take place on September 26. the run itself, as well as the awards ceremony and the press conference are on Sundays as usual. Below you will find an overview of all the broadcasts from the race weekend.

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