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Race details[1]
Date
30 September 2018
Official name
Formula 1 2018 VTB Russian Grand Prix
Location
Sochi Autodrom, Adlersky City District, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
5.848 km (3.634 miles)
Distance
53 laps, 309.745 km (192.467 miles)
Weather
Cloudy
Pole position
Driver
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
Time
1:31.387
Fastest lap
Driver
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
Time
1:35.861 on lap 50
Podium
First
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
Second
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
Third
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 2018 Russian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 2018 VTB Russian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 30 September 2018 at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia.[1] The race was the 16th round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 7th running of the Russian Grand Prix and the 5th time the race had been held in Sochi.[2][3][4]
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 40-point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the Drivers' Championship. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by 37 points.[5] The race was one of controversy, as Mercedes enacted team orders to swap their two drivers, handing Lewis Hamilton the win and Valtteri Bottas would move to 2nd place for the race finish.[6] The race result sparked discussion regarding the future of team orders in the sport, and some even going as to call for an outright ban on the practice.[7]
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^"Singapore 2018 – Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^Richards, Giles (30 September 2018). "Lewis Hamilton wins Russian Grand Prix but is unhappy with team orders". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^"Opinion: Why Mercedes used team orders – and why they were right to do so". Formula1.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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