A mistake in the middle sector ended Lewis Hamilton's pole hopes in Sochi as he heaps praise on teammate Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says having secured pole position for the Russian Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton he will solely focus on a first F1 race win of the season read more »

Lewis Hamilton has conceded he slacked off in Q3 at Sochi as he threw away a potential 80th career pole position. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he had been "slacking" in the Sochi Autodrom's second sector during Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix qualifying, which contributed to his... read more »

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Valtteri Bottas will start from pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton, leading a Mercedes front row for Sunday's Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas claimed his first Formula 1 pole position in almost three months in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix, leading a Mercedes lockout of the front row read more »

Valtteri Bottas is Mercedes' surprise pole-sitter at the Russian GP after he outpaced championship-leading team-mate Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas takes pole position for Sunday's Russian GP, with Hamilton second. read more »

Valtteri Bottas put an end to Lewis Hamilton's charge to an 80th pole position, grabbing the coveted grid slot by 0.1s in qualifying for the Russian GP. read more »

Lewis Hamilton pulls clear of the pack in final practice for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon in Sochi, heading up another one-two finish for Mercedes. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas took firm control of Free Practice 3 for Mercedes, ahead of Ferrari pairing Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. read more »

Lewis Hamilton quickest in final practice session as Ferrari struggles, Sebastian Vettel finishing 0.6s adrift of the world champion. read more »

Lewis Hamilton exerted his dominance over the field with the fastest time for the final Formula 1 practice session for this weekend's Russian Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton maintained his advantage over Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari at the Russian GP by setting the pace in the final practice session. read more »

Lewis Hamilton moves clear in Russian GP FP3 read more »

Lewis Hamilton put down a blistering 1:33.067, a new lap record, to top a Mercedes 1-2 ahead of qualifying for the Russian GP. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was fastest overall on Friday as the Russian Grand Prix got underway around a track he feels has been one of his weakest in recent years. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says performance updates to his Mercedes car have motivated him to push even harder at this weekend's Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that it is "really encouraging" for him to keep getting new upgrades on his Mercedes. read more »

Lewis Hamilton pleased to validate Sochi progress read more »

Lewis Hamilton insists senior management changes at Mercedes-Benz will not affect the company's commit to its Formula 1 programme, with Toto Wolff suggesting it actually... read more »

"We've got some catching up to do," admits Sebastian Vettel as title rival Lewis Hamilton sets the pace in FP2 in Russia. read more »

Lewis Hamilton led a dominant Mercedes one-two in second practice at the Russian GP, with championship rival Sebastian Vettel struggling down in fifth for Ferrari. read more »

Mercedes headed the second Formula 1 practice session for this weekend's Russian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton quicker than his team-mate Valtteri Bottas by two tenths... read more »