GPI 2017 Russian Grand Prix | Page 13

2017 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX On the occasion of his 81st F1 start, Bottas is the fifth driver from Finland to win a Formula 1 race and also the first Finnish winner since 2013. Vettel and Ferrari will rue the fact that they lost a great chance to end Mercedes’ exclusive win streak at Sochi, with both cars starting a grand prix from the front row for the first time since 2008, but they were ambushed by Bottas and then fell agonisingly short of doing the business by the time the chequered flag waved. GPI