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2016 Formula 1 Russian GP
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Well, time for us to wrap this one up - here's the race report.
The fight for victory went exactly as expected, in that there wasn't one - and this is a race that'll be remembered for the first-lap carnage more than anything else.
But it's also been one for the history books, with a significant seventh consecutive win for Rosberg and the first grand slam of his career.
And that's basically that. Stick with us for all the post-race reaction. Later!
The fight for victory went exactly as expected, in that there wasn't one - and this is a race that'll be remembered for the first-lap carnage more than anything else.
But it's also been one for the history books, with a significant seventh consecutive win for Rosberg and the first grand slam of his career.
And that's basically that. Stick with us for all the post-race reaction. Later!
Teams' standings:
1 Mercedes 1572 Ferrari 76
3 Red Bull 57
4 Williams 51
5 Haas 22
6 Toro Rosso 17
7 McLaren 10
8 Force India 8
9 Renault 6
10 Sauber 0
11 Manor 0
Drivers' standings:
1 Nico Rosberg 1002 Lewis Hamilton 57
3 Kimi Raikkonen 43
4 Daniel Ricciardo 36
5 Sebastian Vettel 33
6 Felipe Massa 32
7 Romain Grosjean 22
8 Daniil Kvyat 21
9 Valtteri Bottas 19
10 Max Verstappen 13
11 Fernando Alonso 8
12 Kevin Magnussen 6
13 Nico Hulkenberg 6
14 Carlos Sainz 4
15 Sergio Perez 2
16 Jenson Button 1
17 Stoffel Vandoorne 1
Rosberg parks in parc ferme and jumps into his mechanics' arms.
Magnussen, Grosjean, Perez and Button make up the points.
Bottas fourth, Massa fifth, Alonso sixth.
Only Michael Schumacher, Alberto Ascari and Sebastian Vettel have managed that feat.
That's Nico Rosberg's seventh consecutive win - a remarkable feat.
Hamilton coasts home in second, Raikkonen third.
And he was not done. Best Sector 2 for Rosberg on the final lap...
Chequered Flag
Nico Rosberg wins the 2016 Russian Grand Prix.
Fastest lap by Rosberg! 1:39.094.
Now fastest Sector 1 for Rosberg, who has lapped Alonso, leaving just FIVE cars on the lead lap.
Rosberg's suddenly upped his pace and quite a bit, whether to protect his grand slam or just to have some fun.
With three laps to go, Rosberg picks up the pace and laps in the 1:39s. He's about to lap sixth-placed Alonso.
Ricciardo has passed Palmer for P12, the Briton then locked up hard.
The Brazilian puts in a 1m39.8s and then a 1m39.9s. Just a couple of tenths off Rosberg's fastest lap.
Yeah, that's the intrigue of this race right now.
Yeah, that's the intrigue of this race right now.
Massa flying, naturally, but he is in no man's land. He just set the best Sector 1 time.
Granted, Sainz already has a 10-second penalty hanging over him, so that was just for show.
Jenson Button muscles his way past Sainz for P10.
Six drivers on the lead lap, with four to go.
Also, Putin has finally arrived.
Mind, this might also be a chance for Massa to rob Rosberg of a grand slam by putting in the fastest lap on the fresh set of supersofts.
Pit Stop
A late pitstop for Massa. He switches to the supersofts. He had all the time in the world and he has not lost any places, but if there were to be a safety car, he would be well-placed.
Raikkonen has reduced the gap to Hamilton by over two seconds in the last four laps.
Fernando Alonso is currently on course for McLaren's first top-six finish since Austin last year.
On the one hand, a decent effort. On the other hand, how the mighty have fallen...
And he's now arriving at the back of Jenson Button in P11.
Well, whatever it is, ever since Mercedes told Hamilton about it, his pace just hasn't been the same - he's dropping time with every lap.
Our editorial room has now devolved into a discussion of what a "water pressure issue" is, exactly.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Raikkonen picking up the pace as he laps much quicker than the Mercedes duo that time around.
Pit Stop
Wehrlein in the pits, but he lost a lot of time before rejoining.
Lap 41/53:
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Lewis Hamilton 12.411
3. Kimi Raikkonen 25.616
4. Valtteri Bottas 33.012
5. Felipe Massa 40.359
6. Fernando Alonso 80.961
7. Kevin Magnussen 89.016
8. Romain Grosjean 90.273
9. Sergio Perez 91.117
10. Carlos Sainz 92.410
11. Jenson Button 93.157
12. Jolyon Palmer 96.093
13. Daniel Ricciardo 1L
14. Marcus Ericsson 1L
15. Daniil Kvyat 1L
16. Felipe Nasr 1L
17. Pascal Wehrlein 1L
18. Esteban Gutierrez 1L
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Lewis Hamilton 12.411
3. Kimi Raikkonen 25.616
4. Valtteri Bottas 33.012
5. Felipe Massa 40.359
6. Fernando Alonso 80.961
7. Kevin Magnussen 89.016
8. Romain Grosjean 90.273
9. Sergio Perez 91.117
10. Carlos Sainz 92.410
11. Jenson Button 93.157
12. Jolyon Palmer 96.093
13. Daniel Ricciardo 1L
14. Marcus Ericsson 1L
15. Daniil Kvyat 1L
16. Felipe Nasr 1L
17. Pascal Wehrlein 1L
18. Esteban Gutierrez 1L
Hamilton's water pressure issue reportedly "stabilising".
That time around, Bottas lapped quicker than both Hamilton and Raikkonen - but unless there's a race-ending issue for either, he's very unlikely to catch up.
Another 1:39 for Rosberg, who makes it clear he has the race very much under control.
Gap is back up to almost 10 seconds.
That shows Rosberg has all the pace he needs...
Stopwatch
Rosberg responds: 1:39.616.
It doesn't seem to have affected his pace just yet and his race engineer sounded fairly calm about it.
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