Mercedes F1 Driver Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to win 100 races with victory in the Russian Grand Prix.
“It’s taken a long time to get to 100 and at times, I wasn’t sure it would come,” Hamilton was quoted as saying. It was Hamilton’s fifth win of the season and his first since the British Grand Prix in July. Hamilton turned Verstappen’s five-point championship lead into a two-point lead of his own as the Dutch driver finished second after a dramatic drive from last on the grid.
Carlos Sainz was third for Ferrari.
Hamilton has now won the Russian Grand Prix on five of eight occasions, and his victory continues a clean sweep of victories in Russia for Mercedes cars.