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What happened at the Russian GP
Bottas’ first career victory maintained Mercedes 100% winning record at the Russian GP and has opened up a potential 3 way title battle. After earning Ferrari’s first pole position since 2015 Vettel had to settle for second place ahead of his teammate Raikkonen with Hamilton a distant 4th. The two Force India’s continued their impressive start to the season finishing 6th and 7th ahead of the Renault of Hulkenberg who had another solid race weekend. It was yet more disappointment for McLaren with Alonso retiring on the formation lap and Vandoorne hampered by a grid penalty could only finish 14th.F1 Fantasy
With an ownership of just 3% Bottas was the big winner this round in Band 1 with a total of 133 points. With an 11% increase in owners Vettel also put in a strong performance to further his case as a strong alternative to the previous overwhelming favouritism for Hamilton. Raikkonen maintains his position as the standout candidate in Band 2 with another highest points total. Perez continues to perform on a consistent basis to present an alternative option to the favoured Massa, whilst players overlooked Ocon once again as he returned another strong points tally for the 1% who did back him. Grosjean owners were left disappointed as a 1st lap collision resulted in no points being awarded. More stats available hereLet’s head over to the Spanish GP
We now head over Barcelona for the Spanish GP, where several teams are bringing significant upgrades hoping for a turn of fortune. Last year’s race was quite spectacular with the 2 Mercedes’ drivers taking each other out on the 1st lap, paving the way for Verstappen to become the youngest ever race winner on his Red Bull debut ahead of the Ferrari drivers Raikkonen and Vettel.Can Red Bull’s upgrades give Verstappen the chance to battle for victory once again or can Hamilton bounce back after a rather subdued outing last time out to close the gap to Vettel?
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By Jack Lowe #KeepFightingMichael