Lewis Hamilton and other drivers say F1 stewards are wrong to give penalty points for “minor infringements”. But the data shows that they don’t.
F1 Russia 2020 articles archive
2020 Russian Grand Prix Star Performers
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen and Sergio Perez were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Russian Grand Prix. Here’s why.
Bottas cheers, Hamilton vents as controversy in Sochi keeps the title contest alive
2020 Russian Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton vented his frustration after Valtteri Bottas took advantage of his penalty to close the gap between them in the championship.
Mercedes break Ferrari’s record as F1’s longest-running constructors’ champions
2020 Russian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMercedes have become the longest-running holders of Formula 1’s constructors championship title, breaking the record previously held by Ferrari.
Ferrari’s Sochi gains not down to upgrades – Binotto
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto said the team made progress with its troublesome SF1000 in the Russian Grand Prix, but not as a result of the new parts they introduced.
Mercedes realised stewards ‘were not going to like’ Hamilton’s practice starts
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes realised the stewards ‘were not going to like’ Lewis Hamilton’s practice starts, but only after they saw his second getaway.
Vote for your 2020 Russian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2020 Russian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2020 Russian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onDid Valtteri Bottas’s starting tyre advantage mean he was always going to beat Lewis Hamilton in Sochi, even without his team mate’s two five-second time penalties?
Stewards met with Hamilton before withdrawing his penalty points
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Russian Grand Prix stewards met with Lewis Hamilton and his team after the race before deciding to cancel the penalty points they originally gave him for his practice starts violation.
Sochi’s turn two is badly designed, says Sainz after crash
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr accepted the blame for his race-ending crash at turn two, but believes the corner is poorly designed.
Stewards cancel Hamilton’s two penalty points for practice start violations
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onThe stewards have cancelled the two penalty points Lewis Hamilton was given for his practice start violations in the Russian Grand Prix and fined his team instead.
Hamilton vows not to give stewards an “excuse” to ban him
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he will study the regulations carefully following his double penalty in Sochi to ensure the stewards can’t “create rules” to give him a one-race ban.
Sochi track “accentuates” Albon’s handling difficulties – Horner
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon finished almost a lap down in Sochi, a track which team principal Christian Horner said “accentuates” his handling problems.
Mercedes will not appeal “far fetched” penalties against Hamilton
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff strongly disagrees with Lewis Hamilton’s Russian Grand Prix penalties but says the team will not appeal against them.
Albon and Ricciardo given penalty points, Grosjean cleared over turn two infringement
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onTwo drivers have been given penalties for violating track limits at turn two during the race, while a third was cleared.
Bottas: “To whom it may concern…” message was aimed at social media critics
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas explained why he repeated a familiar post-race radio message at critics of his after the Russian Grand Prix.
“They’re trying to stop me” says Hamilton after double penalty for practice starts
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton denied putting anyone at risk with his practice starts at Sochi, and said “they are trying to stop me” after the stewards gave him two penalties in the Russian Grand Prix.
“Massive bee” distracted Bottas at start of race
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he missed his braking point at the start of the Russian Grand Prix because he was distracted by a “massive bee”.
Bottas grabs Russia win after double penalty for Hamilton
2020 Russian Grand Prix summary
Posted onValtteri Bottas scored his second victory in Russia after Lewis Hamilton was penalised.
Result • Points • Rate the Race • Pictures
2020 Russian Grand Prix championship points
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s championship lead is reduced to 44 points following Valtteri Bottas’s victory in the Russian Grand Prix.