Formula 1: Hammer in Russia - Vettel experiences the next debacle

Formula 1 drives in Sochi at the weekend.

Sebastian Vettel followed again, the race surprisingly not won Lewis Hamilton.

The live ticker.

• The tenth race of the Formula 1 season * will be held in Sochi, Russia.

• Ferrari driver Vettel * drove behind again.

• Lewis Hamilton only finished third due to a time penalty.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - the ranking

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Update from September 27, 5:32 p.m.:

Sky expert Ralf Schumacher made a statement during the Russia race that makes Formula 1 fans dream.

Is Porsche returning to the premier class?

Update from September 27, 3:03 p.m.:

Valtteri Bottas wins here in Russia - there are already the first votes for the race *.

Finish:

All right in Sochi!

Bottas wins ahead of Verstappen and Hamilton.

It is followed by Perez, Ricciardo, Leclerc, Ocon, Kvyat, Gasly and Albon.

The latter receives a five-second penalty, but it is enough for tenth place.

Vettel follows again and is thirteenth.

Another debacle.

53/53:

Last round!

Everything is clear up front, but who will secure the best time and the extra point?

Right now it's Bottas.

51/53:

Max Verstappen is suddenly only five seconds away from Valtteri Bottas!

The Finn has already lapped the race behind him, and Verstappen hasn't yet.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker: Vettel not in the points, Hamilton follows

49/53:

Bitter for Sebastian Vettel: He is

by the leader Valtteri Bottas.

45/53:

Final

in Sochi!

What is still going on for Hamilton?

The gap between the first four drivers is consistently around ten seconds.

Everything is probably set in stone there.

Sebastian Vettel's deficit in tenth place is too big, it won't be anything with a point.

But there is a great fight for exactly this rank - Pierre Gasly is past Alex Albon.

41/53:

Huiuiui.

Sebastian Vettel pulls past Romain Grosjean.

The Haas pilot has to use the emergency exit and drives over the markings.

These have to be reset now, of course, so the drivers are required to reduce their speed at the affected area.

38/53:

If something completely crazy doesn't happen here, then the race is probably over.

Bottas consistently leads with twelve seconds ahead of Verstappen, the Dutchman again confidently holds ten seconds on Hamilton.

Vettel is currently twelve seconds behind tenth place - that would give him a point.

34/53:

What's still going on for Hamilton?

After his penalty, the world champion is now back in third place.

He is currently 22 seconds behind the leader Bottas, ten seconds on Verstappen.

Maybe Lewis can still get a taste of second place?

CLASSIFICATION - 22 LAPS TO GO # RussianGP 🇷🇺 # F1 pic.twitter.com/VDTWNOSA3z

- Formula 1 (@ F1) September 27, 2020

31/53:

Sebastian Vettel is in the box - and comes out in 16th place.

The Ferrari driver is third to last.

28/53:

Sebastian Vettel has

long time, but now it's up to him.

Daniel Ricciardo pulls past, team-mate Esteban Ocon sniffs Vettel immediately afterwards.

But: Ricciardo gets a five-second penalty.

Why?

Before that he had overtaken team mate Ocon in a very stupid place after a stall order.

He left the track briefly.

26/53:

Super stop by Max Verstappen.

Now he is back in the field just behind Kvyat.

And Bottas is also expected to change tires.

Exciting phase now, Leclerc has meanwhile moved up to second place.

23/53:

Lewis Hamilton continues to give full throttle, is now fifth again.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - Vettel suddenly fed up with the points, Hamilton with anger in his stomach

21/53:

Sebastian Vettel is currently in very unfamiliar regions - the Ferrari driver is currently seventh!

But of course he also has to go into the pits.

19/53:

time for pit stops.

The field is now mixed again properly.

Bottas is currently ahead, Hamilton has already swallowed Vettel and is seventh.

17/53:

Hamilton in the box!

And he sits right off his ten seconds.

Hamilton is now eleventh - one place behind Sebastian Vettel.

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Lewis Hamilton will probably no longer be able to win the race in Russia.

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16/53:

Hamilton burns one top lap after the other into the asphalt.

His tactics are clear: as long as he has free travel, he naturally wants to get as much time as possible to cushion his punishment.

14/53: It is quite

possible that we will experience a surprise in Russia today.

Because Lewis Hamilton is unlikely to be at the top of the podium because of his penalty.

The Mercedes bosses will of course make sure that at least team-mate Valtteri Bottas comes first.

The Finn is currently second but is being chased by Max Verstappen in the Red Bull.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - Lewis Hamilton receives a ten-second penalty

11/53

: The question from Hamilton: Can he

the penalty in one go and wait ten seconds in the box or is it two five-second penalties?

Then he would have to stay in the pits one day, the other half could be given to him as extra time after the race.

8/53:

And now the decision has been made!

Lewis Hamilton gets a ten-second time penalty.

So that means that the world champion has to stop for ten seconds after a pit stop before he can start again.

A shock to Hamilton!

That'll be close to a win.

With Sebastian Vettel nothing works again.

He is currently fighting for twelfth place with Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi.

7/53:

Everything went well at the restart, unlike in Mugello it didn't crash again immediately.

Hamilton leads, but is still under investigation.

6/53:

Lewis Hamilton forms the field, he naturally wants to

away with the restart.

Behind that it will be exciting, can the two Renaults continue to attack?

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - crash in the first round

5/53:

Now it goes on.

The restart is pending!

4/53:

The safety car is still outside.

2/53: Take a

short breath after the start.

The first drivers are already in the pits and are switching to other tires.

What went for Sebastian Vettel?

The German is thirteenth and didn't tear much at the start.

Team-mate Leclerc, on the other hand, did a lot well and is currently eighth.

SMOOOOOTH OPERATOOOORRRRR # F1 #RussianGP pic.twitter.com/K8P6XV0H9f

- Mattzel89 (@ Mattzel89) September 27, 2020

Carlos Sainz crashed into the gang with full force as he tried to use the emergency exit and get back on track.

Before that, he had to avoid markings and was just too quick - slalom is probably not one of the Spaniards' special disciplines.

1/53:

And go!

Great start from Hamilton, the world champion flies away!

Bottas swallows Verstappen, who loses a lot of time, rattles twice at the back.

Carlos Sainz in the McLaren is involved, Lance Stroll at Racing Point then does a spin.

There's the yellow flag, the safety car is outside!

Sainz and Stroll are eliminated.

1:09 p.m.:

Let's go!

The drivers are on the induction lap.

Apparently there are problems with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen.

1:02 p.m.: Buckle up

, now it's

serious!

The engines will start in Russia in a few minutes.

Will Lewis Hamilton break Michael Schumacher's record today?

We are excited.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - punishment for Lewis Hamilton?

12:53 p.m.:

The Formula 1 experts Sascha Roos and Ralf Schumacher are now sure that Hamilton will get a penalty.

He had apparently tried to simulate a start at a point that was definitely dangerous for other drivers.

Time penalty?

Fine?

No decision has yet been made.

12:50 p.m .:

"I hope that there is a lot going forward," says Sebastian Vettel before the race. After all: Because of a penalty against Red Bull driver Alex Albon, Vettel moved up to 14th place on the grid.

12.45 p.m.:

What's going on with Lewis Hamilton?

Apparently the race management is currently investigating against the world champion.

Apparently he had wanted to trick his Mercedes at the pit exit and thus partially blocked the way of other cars.

Formula 1 expert Ralf Schumacher says on

: “There is a risk of a five-second penalty.

If it came to that, it would of course be fatal. "

12:34 p.m.:

The first drivers are already on the track, doing a few laps.

Is there another surprise today?

Max Verstappen has played trumps in Russia so far, and Sergio Perez's performance also deserves recognition.

Very strong in Sochi: the two Renaults.

Daniel Ricciardo on five and Esteban Ocon on seven give the French hope.

In the back of the field the jubilation should have been great, especially with George Russell.

The Brit starts from 14th place in the Williams.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Vettel crash in Russia - catastrophe avoided by a hair's breadth

12:08 p.m.:

The

crash chaos

has once again shown how dangerous

can be.

And Vettel's accident in qualifying could have ended much more dramatically.

Fortunately, team-mate

a good eye.

How close that was, shows a video from the perspective of the Monegasque.

Then he first cursed the team radio and groaned: "That was very, very close."

A narrow escape for Charles Leclerc 😮 # RussianGP 🇷🇺 # F1 pic.twitter.com/1NZx5uBWo9

- Formula 1 (@ F1) September 26, 2020

12:02 p.m .:

28 degrees, sunshine, blue sky: great conditions here on the Black Sea.

It's getting serious, in an hour it starts in Sochi.

11.48 a.m.:

starts today in

from 15th place.

in there?

On Friday you could put a little more hope in this weekend,

presented himself properly at the beginning.

But the crash in qualifying should have erased this slightly better feeling.

"I made a mistake and then lost the car," the Hessian said after his accident. The good news:

was not injured and can start today without any problems. Team-mate Charles Leclerc finished eleventh. And up front? Everything as usual:

on pole, followed by Max Verstappen in the Red Bull, Valtteri Bottas follows in third place in the second Silver Arrow.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Sebastian Vettel with crash and great luck

Update from September 27, 11:05 a.m.:

The tension is increasing!

The

Grand Prix starts here in two hours

.

We are already excited - and of course we look especially at

.

The Ferrari driver caused a moment of shock yesterday with an accident.

The German crashed in Q2.

almost thundered into his teammates right after the accident - both Ferrari drivers had a guardian angel on board.

then got out of his car unharmed and even cleared debris from the track.

Despite crashing out, Sebastian Vettel was still kind enough to help clear up the debris from his car 🥺 # RussianGP 🇷🇺 # F1 pic.twitter.com/CE5dOwCYNC

- Formula 1 (@ F1) September 26, 2020

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Lewis Hamilton with the pole

Update from September 26th, 3:25 p.m.:

Lewis Hamilton took pole position.

Behind him Max Verstappen in front of Valtteri Bottas.

From fourth to tenth place as follows: Perez, Ricciardo, Sainz, Ocon, Norris, Gasly, Albon.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Vettel crashes in Q2

Update from September 26th, 2:50 pm:

The results of Q2 are there.

Here the starting positions eleven to 15.  

, 

, 

, 

 and 

.

Another bad performance by Ferrari who do not make it into Q3.

Especially for Sebastian Vettel, who suffered a serious crash.

Teammate Leclerc almost drove into him.

Vettel announced over the radio: "I am okay".

Phew, that went well again.

Luck for the German, but the car is gone.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Vettel is just saving himself to Q2

Update from September 26, 2:24 p.m.: Q1 is over.

, 

, 

, 

 and 

Bottas won ahead of Hamilton - Vettel was 15th. The German was just able to save himself in the next round.

Update from September 26, 1:34 p.m.: Qualfying

begins in 26 minutes.

Maybe a routine that Mick Schumacher will face in the coming season?

The youngster is about to jump into the motorized premier class.

But there is still one hurdle to overcome.

Update from September 26, 12:17 p.m.: Qualifying starts

in just under two hours.

We'll keep you up to date.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Bottas with the fastest lap - Renault surprisingly behind

Update from September 25, 4.10 p.m.:

The engines are off for today, the first and second training sessions are over.

There were no surprises at the front -

is superior to the rest of the field.

drove the fastest lap in both practice sessions.

was second in practice two.

in tenth, his team-mate

in eighth - the Ferraris have improved a bit.

Surprisingly, a

first pursuer of the two Mercedes.

finished third.

On the fringes of FP2, an important message made the rounds:

will be the new

and will replace

.

The rights holder

on Friday afternoon.

CLASSIFICATION - END OF FP2 @ ValtteriBottas finishes 🔝 of both of Friday's practice sessions @ danielricciardo completes a promising day with a strong P3 💪 # RussianGP 🇷🇺 # F1 pic.twitter.com/ugsj3Q1HNI

- Formula 1 (@ F1) September 25, 2020

Formula 1 in the live track: Sainz and Latifi take off in the first practice session

Update from September 25, 10:31 a.m.:

The first free practice in

is

!

Because of the time difference earlier than usual in this country.

And the first unit had an excitement ready: McLaren driver

crash, the future Ferrari driver lost control of his car and hit the gang with the rear.

A small sheet metal damage, luckily no more.

A short time later, Williams driver

at a similar point and ended up in the gang.

The good news from a German point of view:

the eighth best time in the meantime.

The front and rear of the

also been improved - maybe that'll bring a little point or two?

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Perez shocks Vettel: "I hate Sebastian"

First report from September 24th, 3:07 p.m

.: Sochi - the engines are howling again!

At the weekend, the Formula 1 * will host the Russian Grand Prix *.

After the chaos race in Mugello: who will keep their nerve this time?

can take the next step towards the title *, while

hopes not to completely follow suit again.

After all, the German has a prospect of improvement, because in the coming season he will be in the

.

The team emerged from Racing Point *, where

is still

in the cockpit.

will leave Ferrari *,

replace

and then

fight for points

alongside

.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - top against Sebastian Vettel

Before the race,

commented on

the future - and delivered the first big exclamation mark of the weekend: The Mexican was asked if he was mad at

, as he would take his place.

replied coldly: "Yes, of course, I hate Sebastian."

Tienes rencor hacia Vettel por tomar tu lugar? #Perez: "Si, odio a Sebastian !! 😂

No, obvio no tengo nada contra el, es una gran persona, un gran piloto, viene a un equipo fantastico ...

Estuve mucho tiempo en este negocio, entiendo las decisiones ... "# f1pic.twitter.com / eKiXNFsclM

- F1 Paraguay (@ F1_Paraguay) September 24, 2020

But it's not that wild!

In order not to let rumors arise,

it clear that he didn't mean it seriously: “Of course I have nothing against Seb.” He was “of course disappointed that I have to leave Racing Point, but that's the way business is.

I've been there long enough to know the rules of the industry ”.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - Vettel vortex before the race in Sochi

It

is still unclear

where

will drive in Formula 1 * in the coming year.

Haas * could be an option, but team boss Günther Steiner did not want to commit to the Mexican in Sochi.

is “of course a good driver, but is he also the best for us in the medium to long term?” Asked the South Tyrolean: “We are currently thinking about that.

There are many options. "

Meanwhile, there is of course speculation elsewhere: Will

soon be in a Formula 1 cockpit *?

Most recently it was rumored that he could possibly

take the wheel

for

in the coming season

.