Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand prix after his Mercedes team told Valtteri Bottas to let him through on the circuit. There was some explanation tyre blisters.
But when Bottas asked at the end of the race if he and Hamilton will keep their positions, the answer was to keep the order
Mercedes motorsport director Toto Wolff called the Finn on the radio and told him that the day was difficult both for him and the team. He also added all will be discussed later.
RACE CLASSIFICATION: @LewisHamilton extends his championship lead to 50 points with five races to go #RussianGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/sPNfPstO9m
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 30, 2018
Sebastian Vettel was third at the chequered flag. He tried to fight the Mercedes drivers but did not have enough speed. Vettel had a great battle with Hamilton as he was in front of the Englishman after their pitstops. Lewis did not understand how that happened and attacked his rival right away. His second attempt was successful and after that came the team orders from the Mercedes pitwall.
A crucial move by @LewisHamilton to get past Sebastian Vettel and allow Mercedes to take control of the #RussianGP ??
Several laps later, he’s 50 points clear of his title rival ?#F1 pic.twitter.com/AKlsCXCACc
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 30, 2018
The Red Bull drivers made a great race. Max Verstappen led for a big part of it after thunderous first laps. In the end, he and Daniel Ricciardo were right behind the Ferraris.
