It should be his big show at his race in his Olympic city. And then this: Russian President Vladimir Putin missed the start of the first Formula 1 Grand Prix on Russian soil. The meeting with the Bahraini King Hamad bin Khalifa at his summer residence in Sochi had lasted too long; the 62-year-old took first with a good hour late place in his box and watched the race in the newly-built racing circuit on the side of chief promoter Bernie Ecclestone and FIA president Jean Todt.
They saw a brilliantly clinched victory by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, who extended his lead in the championship standings to 17 points ahead of Nico Rosberg. The German was in Russia in second.
At the same time the two Silver Arrow pilots their employer insured with the double victory clinched the first winning the title in the constructors’ championship after four years of Red Bull domination.
Putin took the opportunity to congratulate the first to be. Even before the podium he caught the surprised driver and eagerly shook their hands. An experience which Hamilton later as “a bit surreal” described.
The President handed over to the podium the trophy to the cheers of his compatriots personally, before he it roared back into a column of dark sedans. . The trialists were still
“I’m so happy to be here,” Hamilton said: “It was a great week I am pleased. . often come here, perhaps even to leave The first constructors’ title feels great, wow “
. Motorsport Toto Wolff said:” This is a great moment for which we have been working long. But our focus from tomorrow on the next title, it must be won. “
One minute silence in memory of Jules Bianchi
A common pause all pilots for the accident last weekend Jules Bianchi shortly before the formation lap Putin had just missed as the decisive moment of the race. After a research start Rosberg had tried vorbeizuzwängen on ahead of him Hamilton. But the world champion son had miscalculated and had to after a violent braking maneuvers still in the first round to the pits.
“My mistake,” Rosberg confessed later. “I underestimated how heavy is the car with a full tank. Then my tires were square.”
instead as the leader before the field went the Silberpfeil- Pilot now bringing up the rear at the end. It was a tedious chase past the arenas in the Olympic Winter Games for the 29-year-olds.
position for position worked Rosberg forward, was in round 20 he first time on a place in the points, according to the good half of the race he overtook again convincing Williams driver Valtteri Bottas and was second again. The gap to his team-mates but was too big.
Nico Rosberg struggles with his error
During his superior Wolff then “a world championship ride” called the performance, Rosberg was ambivalent. “On one hand I know that the constructors’ title for many on the team is the most important. For them, I am pleased today especially. On the other hand, the car was strong as an ox., I am annoyed to have not won.”
After the mishap in the first round of the German was virtually no chance. Front shot Hamilton in the style of a robot his rounds. He quickly extended its lead over the rest of the field on comfortable ten seconds and managed this cushion now effortlessly.
where he benefited from the fact that the newly constructed track is so mature gentle like no other in the Formula 1 calendar. Hamilton had only one pit stop. The error-free tire change on lap 28 was the preliminary decision in Russia’s premiere race that took the 2008 World Champion now features a ride on the Black Sea.
arrogance? No, says Lewis Hamilton
“I do not sit back anyway. The next three races are incredibly important. I have it now in their own hands” he said before the outstanding performances in Austin / Texas, São Paulo and Abu Dhabi.
In Russia Hamilton celebrated the fourth Grand Prix victory in a row. Never missed with such yield the title of a driver. In addition, it was for him the 31 win of his career, which he catches up with Nigel Mansell, which is so far the Briton with the most Grand Prix titles. Soon Hamilton could thus breaking another record.
The next race in the United States and Rosberg he can make the World Cup final race to a duel. Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo has with a gap of 92 meters now only very theoretical consequences. He landed in Sochi only ranked seventh, was so but at least one place better than his teammate.
Sebastian Vettel makes only two places
world champion Sebastian Vettel had made reasonable efforts, wipe out the qualifying notch. Starting from position ten from the Hesse had worked in his fourth last race for Red Bull to eighth forward – more was on the fresh asphalt not in it
“It was in some ways a boring race,” Vettel, who also constructed has no chances of a title defense said. “Only in the first two or three rounds, there were two fights.”
particularly frustrated the dethroned champion did not look it. His move to Ferrari to be announced shortly.
This is unlikely to change anything even the once hapless appearance of the red crew in Sochi. Star driver Fernando Alonso, with 32 Grand Prix victories in his career and only just ahead of Hamilton in the all-time list, fell after a wayward pit stop to position six back – a renewed setback at the end of five years together
driver and team will separate after the last race in late November. For which team the Spaniards in the next season is launched, is still unclear.
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