LEWIS HAMILTON WINS RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX
Lewis Hamilton Has Won The Russian Grand Prix, After Being Requested To Overtake Valtteri Bottas, Who Came Second, On Team Orders. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel Finished Third, Which Means That Lewis’s World Championship Lead Now Extends To Over 50 Points!
Lewis Hamilton And Sebastian Vettel In Conversation After The Race (Below)
‘We Are All Racers At Heart’ – Said Toto Wolff
Toto Wolff, Mercedes Team Boss Said After The Race: “We are all racers at heart and we want to see a race where the quickest man wins. But then everything is different in the race. We should be over the moon with a one-two – we are – but it went against Valtteri because it should have been a race win, but we had to change it. We often have the discussions and it’s disappointing for a driver and the team, but if you can extend the championship lead by more points, then that’s what you have to do. You want to control everything in a race, there were a million scenarios for us, and we had a different one in the race and we need to take a step back and analyse today and look at what we can learn from it.”
Lewis Hamilton said: “It’s honestly the strangest day I can remember having in the sport in my career. I remember we’ve crossed the situation before and I’ve always felt super uncomfortable. I want to win the right way.
Lewis Hamilton And Valtteri Bottas Chat After The Race
“As racing drivers, we exist to win. If you tell us we can’t win, it’s taking our air away, it’s taking our life away. It’s not how I want to win.
Lewis Hamilton Races In The Now Infamous “Car 44”
The team took the decision. There are stronger heads in the team who say we have to win, and there are those of us who are racers and emotional about it.”
Lewis Hamilton After Practise On Friday
“It’s important to acknowledge Valtteri, who was the absolute gentleman. We have to embrace the moment still, but it’s a win on my list of wins that I’m least proud of. Budapest from last year was replaying in my mind. But the team said we need those points. That was their reasoning, as hard as it is to swallow.”
Lewis Hamilton Reaches Out To Valtteri Bottas As They Stand On The Podium With Russian President Vladimir Putin
Clearly, taking the whole thing ‘on the chin’, and being the excellent team-player that he is, Valtteri Bottas said: “It was a good result as a team, but personally as everyone saw it was quite difficult. Lewis is fighting for the championship so we always have a plan, but it is what it is.”
Looking at the “bigger picture” once again from this race, one can see the utmost professionalism of both Lewis and Valtteri, their ability to follow instructions because of the fact that they are ‘working as a team’, and their utmost respect for one another.
Valtteri Was In Pole Position Yesterday, And Lewis Was Happy For Him….
Lewis Won, And Ultimately, Valtteri Was Happy For Him…
They Understand That They Have “A Plan” As Valtteri Said – And They Both Stick To It
Valtteri Bottas Celebrates Being In Pole Position At The Russian Grand Prix Yesterday (Below)
Lewis Hamilton Overtakes Valtteri Bottas At The Russian Grand Prix Upon Team Orders (Below)
Many Congratulations To Both Of You Gentlemen For Your Superb Team Spirit, And To Lewis For His Spectacular Skills During The Race And Emerging Once Again As Champion!! We Are Very Proud Lewis!
