Highlights: 2021 Russian GP Formula 1

The race was spectacular and left us with great moments to remember. Lewis Hamilton reached his 100th victory and continues to write history in the premier class of world motorsport. Thank you very much for your attention and the next appointment is in Turkey.

LEWIS HAMILTON IS THE WINNER OF THE 2021 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX AND ACHIEVES HIS 100TH VICTORY IN THE CATEGORY.

LEWIS HAMILTON IS GOING TO WIN HIS 100TH RACE IN FORMULA 1.

VERSTAPPEN IS SECOND, SAINZ THIRD

NORRIS RUNS OFF THE TRACK, THE WET ASPHALT TAKES ITS TOLL ON HIM AND HE IS PASSED BY HAMILTON, LEWIS HAMILTON IS THE ONLY LEADER OF THE RACE NOW.

NORRIS HAS SLICK TIRES, WHILE HAMILTON ATTACKS HIM WITH HIS INTERMEDIATE RAIN TIRES.

Lance Stroll and his Aston Martin run off the track at Turn 4 and hit the barrier

HAMILTON PIT STOPS AT LAST, NORRIS REFUSES TO STOP.

INTERMEDIATE RAIN TIRES FOR HAMILTON AND MARKS A 2.7 SECOND STOP.

Race control disabled DRS due to rain.

HAMILTON ENTERS THE PIT LANE, BUT DOES NOT CHANGE HIS TIRES.

CHECO PÉREZ OVERTAKES CARLOS SAINZ AND MOVES INTO PODIUM POSITION:

1 NORRIS

2 HAMILTON

3 PEREZ

NORRIS SE SALE DE LA PISTA, HAMILTON LO APURA Y EL PILOTO DE MCLAREN VUELVE A PISTA PARA RECUPERAR SU POSICIÓN.

BATALLA BRITÁNICA EN SOCHI POR LA PUNTA Y AHORA...CON LLUVIA

RAIN IN SOCHI

Hamilton moves into DRS range and threatens Norris.

RUSSELL ANNOUNCES THAT THERE ARE RAINDROPS AT TURN 10.

WITH TEN LAPS TO GO, HAMILTON IS 195 THOUSANDTHS FASTER THAN NORRIS AND IS CHASING HIM FOR THE TOP POSITION

1 NORRIS

2 HAMILTON +1.619

3 SAINZ +26.052

4 RICCIARDO +2.603

5 PÉREZ +0.833

6 ALONSO +4.887

7 VERSTAPPEN +1.183

8 STROLL +2.093

9 RUSSELL +2.672

10 LECLERC +0.645

BRITISH BATTLE FOR FIRST PLACE IN RUSSIA. NORRIS SETS FASTEST LAP WITH A 1:37.423 AND HAMILTON CHASES HIM AT +1.875

 

LAP 38/53

Hamilton is chasing his 100th win
Norris is chasing his first

😮#RussianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/4rUPcbEZ5i

— Formula 1 (@F1) September 26, 2021

Fernando Alonso overtakes Max Verstappen in sixth place thanks to DRS

CHECO PÉREZ PARA EN BOXES, HACE UNA PARADA MUY, PERO MUY MALA CON 8.9 SEGUNDOS.

AHORA LOS LÍDERES DE LA CARRERA SON:

1 NORRIS

2 HAMILTON +2.715

3 SAINZ +21.255

Hamilton overtakes Leclerc for fourth position and the Ferrari driver takes advantage of the situation to pit.

Leclerc's bad stop with 4.8 seconds.

The Haas team warns Mick Schumacher that he must pit and abandon the race. The German's car has problems and is the first DNF of the session.

The fight for sixth place is defined between Gasly, Sainz, Ricciardo, Verstappen and Stroll.

All within two seconds of each other

Disappointing race for Valtteri Bottas since he entered the pits on lap 27, he did not manage to overtake Antonio Giovinazzi's Alfa Romeo and lost the possibility of DRS.

Perez, Alonso and Leclerc dominate the first three positions. When they stop in the pits, the race leader will be Lando Norris.

Norris is +14 seconds behind Checo.

Verstappen's fastest lap with a time of 1:38.394

NORRIS PIT STOP, CHANGES MEDIUM TIRES FOR HARD TIRES WITH A TIME OF 2.9 SECONDS, WILL START IN FOURTH POSITION.

5 GASLY

6 SAINZ

7 BOTTAS

All are under one second apart and can use the DRS.

Verstappen is hovering nine tenths behind Hamilton, suffers vibrations in his car and his pit crew prepares for the pit stop

Daniel Ricciardo makes a bad stop and loses time in the pits, momentarily loses the podium.

LAP 20/53

Incredibly, Verstappen is now hunting down the front runners!

He's got Alonso, Perez, Hamilton and Ricciardo all in his sights, with leader Norris a bit further up the road#RussianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/Bcr6Yly0sF — Formula 1 (@F1) September 26, 2021

Hamilton stops in the pits and changes compound. The Briton looks strange, he still can't overtake the McLaren.

Max Verstappen sets the fastest lap with a 1:40.178 and is now sixth in the race, although he has not yet pitted.

The top three have not yet stopped and have medium tires.

Norris

Ricciardo 

Hamilton

George Russell makes a pit stop and defends himself from the undercut of Stroll and his Aston Martin.

Good stop by Russell

LANDO NORRIS TRIES TO OVERTAKE CARLOS SAINZ, THE MCLAREN HAS MORE POWER, MEASURES HIM ON THE INSIDE AND SUCCEEDS

LANDO NORRIS IS THE NEW RACE LEADER!

Lance Stroll is the first driver to pit, tries an undercut on Russell

Lando Norris is trying to take advantage in the second sector, he tries to attack Sainz, but the Spaniard does not allow him to do so, SHUTTING HIM DOWN AND NOT LEAVING HIM SPACE.

Verstappen gets all the power out of his Red Bull and now gets into 12th place.

Bad start for Tsunoda who is 19th

1. SAINZ

2. NORRIS +1.576

3. RUSSELL +7.624

Charles Leclerc and his Ferrari made a great comeback, starting from 19th position and now in twelfth place.

Hamilton loses two positions, places sixth +7.439 of Carlos Sainz who is in first place

SAINZ OVERTAKES NORRIS AND TAKES FIRST PLACE, WE HAVE NEW RACE LEADER IN RUSSIA

Norris starts well and stays first, Russell squeezes Sianz for second place

SAINZ ATTACKS NORRIS

Cars take to the track and the preliminary lap begins

Max Verstappen and his Red Bull will start at the back of the grid due to a power unit change before the race

LANDO NORRIS TAKES POLE POSITION IN RUSSIA, CARLOS SAINZ TO START SECOND, GEORGE RUSSELL THIRD

1  Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes 1:44.050  

 

2  Lando NORRIS McLaren +0.656  

 

3  Valtteri BOTTAS Mercedes +0.660  

 

4  Fernando ALONSO Alpine +1.227  

 

5  Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing +1.287  

 

6  Lance STROLL Aston Martin +1.365  

 

7  Esteban OCON Alpine +1.815  

 

8  Daniel RICCIARDO McLaren +2.018  

 

9  Carlos SAINZ Ferrari +2.359  

 

10  George RUSSELL Williams +10.980

Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes follow Williams' example and now change their drivers' tires for soft ones.

HAMILTON CRASHED AT THE PIT LANE ENTRY, BUT IT IS NOT SERIOUS

George Russell switches from intermediates to the fastest soft tires, Williams goes all out

All drivers on track are using intermediate tires.

Bottas is the fastest in the second sector. Mercedes is unrivaled in Russia

The last phase of qualifying at the Russian GP is underway.

The eliminated are:

VETTEL

GASLY

TSUNODA

LATIFI

LECLERC

Checo Perez continues to climb positions, now in fourth place behind Norris, who is seven thousandths of a second behind him.

Despite having his second personal best sector, George Russell remains in the elimination zone +1.585 behind Ricciardo who is tenth.

For now the eliminated are:

Ricciardo

Russell

Tsunoda

Latifi

Leclerc

Valtteri Bottas takes first place with a time of 1:45.506 and maintains a +0.590 lead over Hamilton.

All drivers are using intermediate tires.

The second round of qualifying gets underway, five more drivers will be eliminated and only 10 cars will remain to compete in Q3.

The eliminated are:

RAIKKONEN

SCHUMACHER

MAZEPIN

GIOVINAZZI

VERSTAPPEN (NO RECORD)

Checo Perez is the fastest in Q1 so far and has a +0.482 advantage over Hamilton.

Yellow flag in the first sector

For now the eliminated are:

Giovinazzi

Russell

Alonso

Schumacher

Verstappen (Did not record a time, as he will start last tomorrow)

Hamilton sets fastest lap time of 1:46.937

Yellow flag in sector three after a spin by Antonio Giovinazzi's Alfa Romeo at turn 16.

Leclerc sets a time of 1:50.292 and is in first place for now, although he does not score.

All drivers take to the track with intermediate tires, except Fernando Alonso, who uses the extreme rain tires.

The Alpines are out, the Alpha Tauri are out and qualifying for the Russian GP begins despite a very wet track.

Lots of work going on ahead of the scheduled qualifying start in around 10 mins!#RussianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/hlJmG25ujg — Formula 1 (@F1) September 25, 2021

14°C

Chance of precipitation: 80%.

Humidity: 80%.

Wind 26 km/h.

If conditions do not improve, classification may be suspended.

🚨 FP3 has been cancelled 🚨

Heavy rain in Sochi means the final practice session will not take place#RussianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/CTsZnt3tgS — Formula 1 (@F1) September 25, 2021

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The winner of the last Russian Grand Prix was Valtteri Bottas in the 2020 season with his Mercedes. Indeed, the German team has dominated every race at the Sochi Autodrom since 2014.

The stewards will pay special attention to turn 2 and the exit of turn 18 where the track limits will be located. The driver who exceeds these limits may be penalized in qualifying and in the race.

Inaugurated in 2014, the Sochi Autodrom has a length of 5.848 kilometers. The track has two DRS zones and the race will have 53 laps. The fastest lap record belongs to Lewis Hamilton who set a time of 1:35.761 in 2019.

My name is Esteban Monsalve and I will be your host for this broadcast. We will provide you with pre-qualifying analysis of the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix, standings updates and live news here on VAVEL.com.