Hamilton: Mercedes could have livened up the Russian GP

Si Lewis Hamilton was delighted to score a ninth victory this season at the Russian GP, ​​the 42nd of his career, by winning for the second consecutive year in Sochi, the Briton expressed regret at seeing his teammate Nico Rosberg abandons in the first laps while the pole-sitter had retained the advantage at the start over the reigning world champion.

“I was excited because we were close at the start.”, recognized Lewis Hamilton after the Russian Grand Prix. “It looked like we were going to have a good race ahead of us and I thought it was a good thing to have a good show. I thought he had made a mistake at the first corner by going a little wide, but perhaps he already had problems with his car. It is very unfortunate for the team who worked hard to have both cars at the finish this weekend. »

While Mercedes clinches the Manufacturers' title, Lewis Hamilton is 66 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel who became the Briton's closest opponent following the abandonment of Nico Rosberg.

Discover the analysis of the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2033 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.