In Pictures: Russia 2019
Dramatic race at Sochi. Leclerc gets Pole Position with a blistering fast 1:31.628 lap. Vettel takes the lead at turn 2, but after exiting the pits for a tire change had a MGU-K failure, his first in 2019. The FIA deploys a VSC and both Mercedes take advantage of an almost free pitstop, and went to win the race in a 1-2 with Leclerc in third.
QUOTES FROM THE PODIUM
“It’s good to be back on the podium, but a shame for the team to not have the second car on here. I will always trust the team, but I need to speak with them to know the situation better”
“Starting P4 and finishing P2 is a good result for me. But to take the 1-2 is a great result for the team. We believed we had the race pace and we showed that we could do it”
“It’s incredible to have this result today because of how fast they were from the start, even keeping up with them was hard. It feels like a long time coming!”
JOMA