Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas secured his Formula 1 triumph by holding off a late charge from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in the Russian Grand Prix.
Bottas bounced Vettel and team-mate Kimi Raikkonen toward the begin from his third position on the matrix and commanded until the end stages, when Vettel utilized a late pit stop to quit for the day weight the Finn.
The four-time champion got to inside a moment and a half of Bottas with 10 laps to go however the Finn reacted and avoided Vettel at all costs for whatever remains of the race.
Bottas’ team-mate Lewis Hamilton topped a troublesome end of the week with a race to overlook and completed just fourth behind Raikkonen.
Ferrari took their first front-push bolt out for a long time on Saturday as Mercedes attempted to get the best out of the ultra-delicate tires on a solitary qualifying lap.
Greatly relied on upon the begin in a race that would highlight only a solitary pit stop for the leaders, and Bottas made a flier.
The Finn made a peach of a getaway, rapidly drawing close by Vettel on the outside on the long keep running down to the primary chicane and out-braking the Ferrari around the outside.
From that point, Bottas edged into the separation, assembling a five-second lead by lap 19.
