Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate, Valtteri Bottas, was beaten into third by Verstappen’s fast run at the end of the session and was.652 off Hamilton’s time. Sochi, Russia: Lewis Hamilton took a step closer to equaling the Formula One win record on Saturday by clinching pole position at the Russian Grand Prix, after narrowly avoiding early elimination when Sebastian Vettel crashed. The …
Hamilton needs five more wins to equal Michael Schumacher’s Formula One record of 91 GP wins. “It’s like juggling balls when you’re on a moving plate.” He was.313 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and about one second faster than Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Earlier, Bottas posted the fastest time in third and final practice ahead of Hamilton and …