⁍ Valtteri Bottas won the Russian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday.
⁍ Lewis Hamilton picked up time penalties for infringements before the race had even started.
⁍ Hamilton finished third behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
⁍ The Briton’s lead over Bottas shrunk to a still healthy 44 points.
– Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of equaling Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Formula One victories went up in the air Sunday at the Russian Grand Prix when he was hit with two time penalties before the race even started. “They’re trying to stop me, aren’t they?” said Hamilton after finishing third. “I’m pretty sure no-ones got two five-second penalties for something so ridiculous before the race had even started.” He accused stewards of trying to stop him winning and said the “ridiculous” sanctions were excessive but to be expected: “They’re trying to stop me, aren’t they?’ the Briton told Sky Sports television. The Briton’s lead over Ferrari driver Daniel Ricciardo shrunk to a still healthy 44 points after 10 of 17 races, with the Finn collecting a bonus point for fastest lap.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/motor-f1-russia/bottas-wins-as-penalties-put-hamilton-record-bid-on-hold-idUSKBN26I0JR