GPI 2017 Russian Grand Prix | Page 91

2017 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX Further back, Lance Stroll spun his Williams and dropped down the order but at the rear of the field there was a more dramatic incident as Renault’s Jolyon Palmer collided with Haas’ Romain Grosjean. The Safety Car came out and the field bunch behind Bottas, Vettel and Räikkönen. Ricciardo, meanwhile, was struggling in P7. He began to slow, reporting that he had a brake fire on the rear right. He was told to pit to investigate the problem but when he did the issue was deemed terminal and the Red Bull man was forced to retire from the race. GPI