Formula 1 now in the live ticker: Verstappen with a strong catch-up - underdog team in the lead

The fifteenth Grand Prix of the Formula 1 season is taking place in Sochi.

The next part of the title duel between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in the live ticker.

• The fifteenth Grand Prix of the Formula 1 * season will take place on Sunday in Sochi, Russia.

• Max Verstappen, leader in the drivers' championship *, was moved to the last place on the grid.

• We'll be accompanying the Russian Grand Prix from 2 p.m. in the live ticker.

Formula 1: The Russian Grand Prix - Live (21/53)

1 Norris	2 Ricciardo	3 Hamilton	4 perez
5 Alonso	6 Verstappen	7 Leclerc	8 Vettel
9 Gasly	10 Bottas	11 Sainz	12 stroll
13 Russell	14 Giovinazzi	15 Ocon	16 Raikkones
17 Schumacher	18 Laifi	19 Tsunoda	20 masepin

TO UPDATE

27/53:

Hamilton and Verstappen both go in in

quick

succession, both title contenders come out of the box without any problems.

Verstappen now has Ricciardo in front of him, Hamilton came out before the Australian.

26/53:

Verstappen cannot

keep up

.

Even Perez cannot catch up with Hamilton, it stays the same.

23/53:

Ricciardo goes into the pits, but comes out late.

Hamilton now takes second place, Norris is 13.5 seconds ahead of his compatriot.

Verstappen is still behind Alonso and tries to get past the Spaniard.

19/53:

Norris, who has not yet been in the pits, is now 9.3 seconds ahead of his teammate Ricciardo.

Verstappen is watching Alonso, who is now 1.5 seconds in front of him.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - Verstappen overtakes Vettel and makes up ground

17/53:

Norris is currently seconds ahead of Ricciardo and Hamilton.

Verstappen continues to catch up and is now only three places behind his worst competitor in sixth place.

Sainz came out after his stop in front of Stroll and falls back to eleventh place.

15/53:

Lando Norris passes Sainz and a McLaren is in the lead again.

Before that, however, he complained of worn front tires.

At the same time, Verstappen starts and overtakes Vettel, now the Dutchman is already in eighth place!

13/53:

Stroll, who was previously in fourth place, goes into the pit stop first.

Ricciardo takes his place, Hamilton currently stands at five.

11/53:

Norris is currently only following Sainz, Sainz can react to the impending attacks with his speed.

At the same time, Verstappen risked a lot in his race to catch up, with a maneuver against Leclerc he almost damaged his front wing!

The Dutchman can overtake the Ferrari, now he wants to pass Vettel.

9/53:

George Russell leads the second group as third, he is more than six seconds behind the second Norris.

Verstappen now overtakes Gasly and is in 13th place - the maneuver took place in the same place as the one at Bottas.

6/53:

Bottas and Verstappen fight for 14th place, which the Dutchman ultimately wins with a strong overtaking maneuver.

Sainz still leads the field, followed by Norris and Russell.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - Hamilton with a weak start

3/53:

What is Max Verstappen doing?

The Red Bull driver was able to leave Giovinazzi, Schumacher and Tsunoda behind and moved up to 17th place.

Mercedes has been the fastest team so far, but Bottas and Hamilton have not made the best decisions so far.

1/53:

Hamilton doesn't get off to a good start and falls back to seven, Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso and Daniel Ricciardo overtaken the British.

Sainz, on the other hand, can overtake Norris, Russell is on three.

Sebastian Vettel only loses one position.

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Update, 2:04 p.m.:

Ouch!

Verstappen complained of problems with his battery during the warm-up lap.

But shortly afterwards he gave the all-clear.

Update, 2:01 p.m.:

The drivers' starting

tires

have been selected.

Alonso, Perez, Gasly, Bottas, Giovinazz, Leclerc and Verstappen choose the hard tires, all other drivers initially rely on medium tires.

The probability of rain is 70 percent.

The drivers are now on the route in the introductory lap.

Update, 1:58 p.m.:

A few moments until the start on the Sochi Autdrom route.

Update, 1:46 p.m.:

The race will start in a few minutes, the final preparations are still being made on the track.

It looks like rain on the Black Sea coast, this has to be taken into account today.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - exciting title race goes into the next round

Update, 1:29 p.m.:

Another half an hour until the

grand finale

of the Sochi racing weekend.

The Giovinazzi will get a new gearbox beforehand and will therefore have to return to the starting line-up as well, he will also be given a penalty.

So he starts behind the also downgraded Bottas in 17th place.

Update, 1:08 p.m.:

Only five points separate Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' standings before the Russian Grand Prix.

Now the seven-time world champion has the chance to topple his Dutch title rival for the time being.

At the last Grand Prix in Monza there was a crash between the two drivers, the spectators in Sochi are hoping for the longest possible race between the two today.

But for that, Verstappen also has to make up some ground, he starts from last position after an engine change.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - Vettel starts in Sochi from tenth place

Update, 12.45 p.m.:

Before the race, the two German pilots stood in front of the microphones at Sky.

The two befriended drivers made a relaxed impression.

"It is only to be hoped that Haas will give Mick a better car next year," said Vettel, referring to the 22-year-old's comparatively slow car.

The two respective teams have neighboring stands at the races, as Mick revealed.

“It's nice that we are still camper neighbors,” he said.

In view of this, there have already been "one or the other barbecue evening" with Sebastian Vettel.

The veteran also gives his younger compatriot advice and assistance from a sporting point of view.

"Another question is whether the tips are always useful, but I'll give them," joked Vettel.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - Schumacher optimistic: "A lot can happen in Sochi"

In the race, the Heppenheimer starts in tenth place, only three places behind Schumacher starts.

“We're starting from 14th place, a little further ahead than usual,” said the latter.

"A lot can happen in Sochi, maybe there is a point after all."

First report from September 26th:

Sochi - In the last seven Formula 1 * races on the Black Sea, a Mercedes driver was able to take victory, this time other drivers are initially in the lead.

In the face of a penalty transfer of Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton could take his chance and fight his way back to the top in this important phase of the fight for the title.

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - Verstappen moved to the end of the starting division

The qualification in Sochi * was already tough, no Silver Arrows made it to the front row, and the McLaren driver is starting from position one for the first time in his Formula 1 career.

Ferrari driver Carlo Sainz secured the second-best starting position, Williams driver George Russell starts ahead of his compatriot Hamilton.

Title contender and world championship leader Max Verstappen was - like Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc - punished for an engine change and has to roll up the field from behind.

“It will be important to get as many points as possible.

We'll do our best, ”said the Dutchman before the race.

The Red Bull driver will probably have a hard time defending his lead in front of the record winner from Sochi Lewis Hamilton.

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

Many eyes will also be on Lando Norris, the 21-year-old had a strong run on Saturday and secured first place.

At the last race in Monza, the Briton landed in second place behind his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.

However, it could be difficult to win this time, as Mercedes should be faster over the entire race distance.

And what does Sebastian Vettel * do?

The Heppenheimer wasn't very optimistic before the Russian Grand Prix.

"Overtaking is not easy here at all," said the four-time world champion.

The 34-year-old will start from tenth place, which is not necessarily an advantage given his statement.

The twelfth World Cup will nonetheless fight for more points in his Aston Martin.

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