2014 Russian Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 2014 F1 Russia Russian 2014 Japanese Grand Prix 2014 United States Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/russia_930/circuit_diagram.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141106020915/http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/russia_930/circuit_diagram.html 2014-11-06 2014 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix Formula 1.com Formula One Administration 26 July 2014http://www.fia.com/news/world-motor-sport-council-3 https://web.archive.org/web/20150908174234/http://www.fia.com/news/world-motor-sport-council-3 2015-09-08 World Motor Sport Council 4 December 2013 23 September 2014 FIA.com FIA Circuit Sochi.svg 250px Layout of the Sochi Autodrom 12 October 2014 2014 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix 16 19 Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia Semi-permanent racing facility 65,000http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/753976 https://web.archive.org/web/20141021150841/http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/753976 2014-10-21 More than 65,000 spectators watch Russian Grand Prix in Formula 1 at Sochi Autodrom TASS News Agency Russian News Agency "TASS" 12 October 2014 5 November 2014 3.634 5.848 53 192.467 309.745 Fine and dry;21 C F on ambient temperature,33 C F on track temperatureWeather information http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/URSS/2014/10/12/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Sochi&req_state=&req_statename=Russia&reqdb.zip=00000&reqdb.magic=3&reqdb.wmo=37171 wunderground.com 21 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151021130700/http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/URSS/2014/10/12/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Sochi&req_state=&req_statename=Russia&reqdb.zip=00000&reqdb.magic=3&reqdb.wmo=37171 21 October 2015 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:38.513 GBR Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:40.896 53 FIN Lewis Hamilton Mercedes GBR Nico Rosberg Mercedes GER Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes FIN RUS The 2014 Russian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2014 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix; ru no Gran-pri Rossii 2014 goda Гран-при России 2014 года) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 October 2014.https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzgeNJiIgAAfsEM.jpg 2014 Russian Grand Prix Entry list The fifty-three lap race was held at the Sochi Autodrom, a brand new circuit built on the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The race was the sixteenth round of the 2014 season, following on from the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka one week previously, and preceding the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas. The race marked the first time that the Russian Grand Prix had been held in a century, and was also the first time the Russian Grand Prix was run as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the championship was formed in 1950. Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes won the race after starting from pole position and leading every lap. His teammate Nico Rosberg finished second, after working his way up from the back of field after having to make an unscheduled pit stop on the first lap. Williams's Valtteri Bottas completed the podium, having set the fastest lap—and a new lap record—on the final lap of the race. Following Jules Bianchi's serious accident in the Japanese Grand Prix, Marussia entered a single car for Max Chilton, leaving the grid with twenty-one cars. The race ultimately proved to be Marussia's last of the season, as the team went into administration ahead of the next race in the United States.N Marussia return The Marussia entry and assets were subsequently purchased by Manor Motorsport—the team that had run Marussia's trackside operations since their inception as Virgin Racing in 2010—who contested the 2015 season under the Marussia name.http://www.fia.com/2015-fia-f1-world-championship-updated-entry-list-0 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403023732/http://www.fia.com/2015-fia-f1-world-championship-updated-entry-list-0 2015-04-03 2015 FIA F1 World Championship – Updated Entry List 10 March 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile FIA.com 2 October 2015 The result secured the World Constructors' Championship for Mercedes with three races remaining in the season, while Hamilton extended his World Drivers' Championship lead over Rosberg to seventeen points. Bottas's podium allowed him to overtake Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel in the drivers' standings. Background Preparations thumb|The Russian Grand Prix was first run in 1913 and again in 1914 before the event was discontinued until its revival in 2014. Pictured is Georgy Suvorin, the winner of the 1913 race. Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949: Part 1 (1895–1916) The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing https://www.goldenera.fi/gpw1.htm Hans Etzrodt 12 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20080529172828/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw1.htm 29 May 2008 dead thumb|The Sochi Autodrom was built on the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the city of Sochi. Seen here is the apex of turn 5 during construction, opposite the Medals Plaza. With the circuit being built on the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee voiced concerns that construction would interrupt preparations for the Olympics, and so were given the power to postpone the inaugural Russian Grand Prix until the 2015 season if preparations for the race interfered with the Winter Olympics.IOC threatens to postpone Russian Grand Prix http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/250388/ioc-threatens-to-postpone-russian-grand-prix/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150906092412/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/250388/ioc-threatens-to-postpone-russian-grand-prix/ 2015-09-06 GP Update 13 January 2011 23 August 2014 However, the Olympic Games started without interruption, and the IOC did not exercise their power. FIA Race Director Charlie Whiting inspected the circuit in the week before the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix and gave it the FIA's final seal of approval, allowing the race to go ahead.http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN0GK1TG20140820?irpc=932 https://web.archive.org/web/20151014113713/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/uk-motor-racing-russia-idUKKBN0GK1TG20140820?irpc=932 2015-10-14 New Sochi circuit wins FIA seal of approval Alan Baldwin Reuters 20 August 2014 23 August 2014 In September 2014, the circuit hosted a round of the Russian Touring Car Championship as preparation for the Grand Prix.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115895/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150203180742/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115895 2015-02-03 ANALYSIS: Sochi hosts first race meeting ahead of Grand Prix Grigory Golyshev Autosport Russian Edition 16 September 2014 17 September 2014http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/09/15/f1-fanatic-round-up-1509-2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150116052543/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/09/15/f1-fanatic-round-up-1509-2/ 2015-01-16 Sochi holds first race weekend ahead of Russian GP Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic 15 September 2014 16 September 2013 Controversy thumb|Russian President Vladimir Putin (foreground, left) and Formula One Administration CEO Bernie Ecclestone (foreground, right), spectating during the Grand Prix. Following the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 and amid allegations of Russian involvement in the incident and the Russian military intervention in the country, there were calls from the British Conservative Party for Formula One to abandon the race as part of sanctions placed on the Russian government,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10984317/Russian-Grand-Prix-Leading-politicians-pile-pressure-on-F1-to-cancel-Octobers-race.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150726164053/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10984317/Russian-Grand-Prix-Leading-politicians-pile-pressure-on-F1-to-cancel-Octobers-race.html 2015-07-26 Russian Grand Prix: Leading politicians pile pressure on F1 to cancel October's race Daniel Johnson The Daily Telegraph 23 July 2014 26 July 2014 as the race was established with financial support from the government.Russia set to announce race from 2014 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87444 https://web.archive.org/web/20150404025653/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87444 2015-04-04 Steven English Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 14 October 2010 15 October 2010 Similar suggestions were made from British and German parliamentarians over Russia's hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.World Cup should not be held in Russia, Nick Clegg says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28508509 https://web.archive.org/web/20150426215718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28508509 2015-04-26 20 September 2014 BBC News 27 July 2014German politicians question Russia's suitability to host 2018 World Cup https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/23/german-politicians-russia-suitability-world-cup-2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20140724141623/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/23/german-politicians-russia-suitability-world-cup-2018 2014-07-24 20 September 2014 The Guardian Reuters 23 July 2014 When responding to questions about the race—and humanitarian concerns over the revival of the European Grand Prix in Azerbaijan given Azerbaijan's human rights record—Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner refused to offer any kind of judgement, pointing out that it was the responsibility of the FIA to monitor the situation and act accordingly; http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/07/26/unhappy-horner-hits-negative-focus/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150524224646/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/07/26/unhappy-horner-hits-negative-focus/ 2015-05-24 Unhappy Horner hits out at 'negative focus' Keith Collantine 25 July 2014 26 July 2014 F1 Fanatic a position supported by Mercedes director Toto Wolff. Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of the sport's commercial rights holder, publicly stated that he had "no doubts" about the race taking place in the wake of the crash, http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/07/21/bernie-ecclestone-no-doubts-over-russian-gp/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140723230715/http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/07/21/bernie-ecclestone-no-doubts-over-russian-gp/ 2014-07-23 Bernie Ecclestone: no doubts over Russian GP after MH17 tragedy Adam Cooper Adam Cooper's F1 Blog WordPress 21 July 2014 28 July 2014 and distanced the sport from ongoing political debates.http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN0GM0Q220140822?irpc=932 https://web.archive.org/web/20151014121031/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/22/uk-motor-racing-prix-ecclestone-idUKKBN0GM0Q220140822?irpc=932 2015-10-14 F1 has "no argument" with Russia says Ecclestone Alan Baldwin Reuters 22 August 2014 23 August 2014 With Russia facing increased economic sanctions from the European Union and United States,http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-01/european-union-retains-targeted-sanctions-against-russia/5780978?pfm=ms https://web.archive.org/web/20141008032808/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-01/european-union-retains-targeted-sanctions-against-russia/5780978?pfm=ms 2014-10-08 Ukraine crisis: European Union retains targeted sanctions against Russia Mary Gearin abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation 30 September 2014 1 October 2014 deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak noted that the Grand Prix would not be affected in the event such sanctions were implemented,http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/deputy-pm-says-sanctions-won-t-stop-russia-gp/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150321163549/http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/deputy-pm-says-sanctions-won-t-stop-russia-gp/ 2015-03-21 Deputy Prime Minister says sanctions won't stop Russian Grand Prix motorsport.com GMM 21 September 2014 29 September 2014 and the race went ahead as scheduled. Both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Kozak were in attendance, with Putin presenting the race winner's trophy.Sport and politics collide amid dreary Russian race — 2014 Russian Grand Prix review http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/12/sport-politics-collide-amid-dreary-russian-race/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150918233436/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/12/sport-politics-collide-amid-dreary-russian-race/ 2015-09-18 Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic 12 October 2014 13 October 2014Russian Grand Prix 2014: Intrigue and drama on Vladimir Putin's big day out in Sochi at his £30bn race https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11157794/Russian-Grand-Prix-2014-Intrigue-and-drama-on-Vladimir-Putins-big-day-out-in-Sochi-at-his-30bn-race.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150329082717/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11157794/Russian-Grand-Prix-2014-Intrigue-and-drama-on-Vladimir-Putins-big-day-out-in-Sochi-at-his-30bn-race.html 2015-03-29 Daniel Johnson The Telegraph 12 October 2014 13 October 2014 Support events 2014 Sochi GP2 Series round 2014 Sochi GP3 Series round The GP2 and GP3 Series—a pair of feeder championships for drivers preparing for Formula One—also made their début at the circuit, racing in support of the Grand Prix as the penultimate round of the 2014 GP2 and GP3 championships.http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2013/12_December/GP2-Series-2014-season-calendar-unveiled/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150711055418/http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2013/12_December/GP2-Series-2014-season-calendar-unveiled/ 2015-07-11 GP2 Series 2014 season calendar unveiled 6 December 2013 GP2Series.com GP2 Motorsport Limited 20 September 2014http://www.gp3series.com/Calendar/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041845/http://www.gp3series.com/Calendar/ 2014-09-24 2014 Calendar GP3Series.com GP3 Motorsport Limited 20 September 2014 Report Pre-event Marussia entry Marussia driver Jules Bianchi suffered serious head injuries at the Japanese Grand Prix when he crashed into a tractor trying to recover Adrian Sutil's Sauber under yellow-flag conditions, ruling him out of the Russian Grand Prix.http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report/28593/9504602/jules-bianchi-undergoes-surgery-in-hospital-after-suffering-severe-head-injuries https://web.archive.org/web/20141224055942/http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report/28593/9504602/jules-bianchi-undergoes-surgery-in-hospital-after-suffering-severe-head-injuries 2014-12-24 Jules Bianchi undergoes surgery in hospital after suffering 'severe' head injuries skysportsf1.com BSkyB 5 October 2014 6 October 2014 Per FIA regulations, the team entered two cars, with Alexander Rossi, their testing and reserve driver, being named as Bianchi's replacement for the event.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/09/rossi-nominated-stand-bianchi-marussia/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150721145132/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/09/rossi-nominated-stand-bianchi-marussia/ 2015-07-21 Rossi nominated to stand in for Bianchi at Marussia Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic 9 October 2014 10 October 2014 However, before Friday's practice sessions and with FIA approval, the team opted not to run the second Marussia MR03 car and Max Chilton was their sole representative, leaving the grid with twenty-one cars. As a sign of respect to Bianchi and his family, the team built up and placed his car in his side of the garage and had his livery placed on the walls for the duration of the weekend. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116245 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626145614/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116245 2015-06-26 Marussia enters one car for Chilton after Bianchi crash Noble Jonathan 10 October 2014 Autosport.com 10 October 2014 Haymarket PublicationsMarussia to run a single car in Russia out of respect for Bianchi http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/10/marussia-run-single-car-russia-respect-bianchi/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150721145013/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/10/marussia-run-single-car-russia-respect-bianchi/ 2015-07-21 Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic 10 October 2014 10 October 2014 Tributes to Jules Bianchi There were several tributes at this Grand Prix to show support for Bianchi: Marussia adopted a "#JB17" livery on the cockpit sides of its sole participating car; Drivers wore a sticker on their helmets saying "fr Tous avec Jules #17",F1: 'Emotional' weekend ahead in Sochi following Bianchi crash https://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/10/sport/motorsport/f1-sochi-practise-bianchi-tributes-motorsport/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150724111809/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/10/sport/motorsport/f1-sochi-practise-bianchi-tributes-motorsport/ 2015-07-24 19 July 2015 CNN live 10 October 2014http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns29107.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150118075841/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns29107.html 2015-01-18 Vergne arranges helmet stickers to honour Bianchi Grandprix.com 9 October 2014 10 October 2014 Inside F1, Inc. and held a one-minute silence just before the race.Holt Sarah Historic win for Mercedes in Russia overshadowed by Bianchi tribute https://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/12/sport/motorsport/formula-one-russian-grand-prix/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150720151350/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/12/sport/motorsport/formula-one-russian-grand-prix/index.html 2015-07-20 19 July 2015 CNN live 12 October 2014 Penalties Pastor Maldonado incurred a ten-place penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix for exceeding his quota of five engine components for the season.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/03/maldonado-set-ten-place-grid-penalty/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150816070503/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/03/maldonado-set-ten-place-grid-penalty/ 2015-08-16 Maldonado set for ten-place grid penalty Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic 3 October 2014 3 October 2014 However, as he qualified seventeenth,http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/931/7406/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150117180124/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/931/7406/ 2015-01-17 2014 Japanese Grand Prix — Qualifying Results Formula1.com Formula One Administration 4 October 2014 4 October 2014http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/04/2014-japanese-grand-prix-grid/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150816231800/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/04/2014-japanese-grand-prix-grid/ 2015-08-16 2014 Japanese Grand Prix grid Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic 4 October 2014 4 October 2014 he was unable to take the full penalty as doing so would move him past twenty-second and last place on the grid. Under new rules introduced for the 2014 season,Further rule changes confirmed for 2014 http://www.f1fanatic.co.UK/2013/12/12/2014-f1-rules-more-changes/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151004040728/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/12/12/2014-f1-rules-more-changes/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic 12 December 2013 5 October 2015 4 October 2015 the remainder of the penalty was carried over to the Russian Grand Prix, automatically giving him a five-place penalty.Grid drops for Hulkenberg and Maldonado http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/10/grid-drops-hulkenberg-maldonado/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150509211628/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/10/grid-drops-hulkenberg-maldonado/ 2015-05-09 Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic 10 October 2014 11 October 2014 Tyres Tyre supplier Pirelli announced that they would be providing teams with their medium-compound tyre as a "prime" tyre and the soft-compound as the "option" tyre for the Grand Prix to cope with the brand-new surface and to tolerate the high lateral loads placed on the tyre, particularly through turn 4,http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/09/11/pirelli-selects-tyres-first-russian-grand-prix/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151006173748/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/09/11/pirelli-selects-tyres-first-russian-grand-prix/ 2015-10-06 Pirelli selecrs tyres for first Russian Grand Prix Keith Collantine 11 September 2014 12 September 2014Sochi uncovered — the inside track on Russia's first F1 circuit http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2014/10/16469.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150117174444/http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2014/10/16469.html 2015-01-17 formula1.com Formula One Administration 9 October 2014 10 October 2014 an elongated constant-radius corner with estimated speeds of 200 kph mph on that stands out as the longest corner on the 2014 Formula One calendar. Drag reduction system Two drag reduction system (DRS) zones were introduced for the race. The detection point for the first was located on the entry to turn 1, with the activation zone placed on the apex of the corner. The second detection point was positioned along the circuit's back straight, with the activation zone encompassing turns 12 and 13.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/08/two-independent-drs-zones-sochi/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150820081039/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/08/two-independent-drs-zones-sochi/ 2015-08-20 Two independent DRS zones for Sochi Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic 8 October 2014 9 October 2014 Free practice In accordance with the 2014 regulations, three free practice sessions were held. Two one and a half-hour sessions on Friday and another one-hour session on Saturday morning. Per the regulations the teams were allowed to replace one of their regular drivers with a test and reserve driver during the first two sessions.Practice and qualifying http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/inside-f1/rules-regs/Practice_qualifying_and_race_start_procedure.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082403/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/inside-f1/rules-regs/Practice_qualifying_and_race_start_procedure.html 2015-09-05 formula1.com FIA 18 June 2015 Mercedes's Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in the first free practice session, seven hundredths of a second ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton, and two tenths of a second faster than McLaren's Jenson Button.http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/7397/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150118014352/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/7397/ 2015-01-18 2014 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix — Free Practice 1 results formula1.com Formula One Administration 10 October 2014 10 October 2014 Elsewhere, Williams's Valtteri Bottas carried out limited running after the tyre blankets designed to keep his tyres at the optimal operating temperature were found to have failed, damaging his tyres. Russian driver Sergey Sirotkin made his Formula One début, driving for Sauber in the place of Esteban Gutiérrez. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/09/10/sirotkin-make-f1-practice-debut-russia/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150723173255/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/09/10/sirotkin-make-f1-practice-debut-russia/ 2015-07-23 Sirotkin to make F1 practice debut in Russia Keith Collantine 10 September 2014 11 September 2014http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/championship/event_report/documents/2014_16_RUS_F1_P1_Timing_FirstPracticeSessionClassification_V01.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20141016102544/http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/championship/event_report/documents/2014_16_RUS_F1_P1_Timing_FirstPracticeSessionClassification_V01.pdf 2014 Formula One Russian Grand Prix – First Practice Session Classification 10 October 2014 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile FIA.com 7 October 2015 16 October 2014 He finished the session seventeenth overall, two and a half seconds slower than Rosberg and four tenths of a second behind Sauber teammate Adrian Sutil. Roberto Merhi also took part, driving in the place of Caterham's Kamui Kobayashi in his third appearance of the season for the team.http://www.caterhamf1.com/news/2014/2014-russian-grand-prixview https://web.archive.org/web/20141014233918/http://www.caterhamf1.com/news/2014/2014-russian-grand-prixview 2014 Russian Grand PrixView caterhamf1.com Caterham F1 Team 8 October 2014 9 October 2014 14 October 2014 Hamilton led the way in the second free practice session, finishing eight tenths of a second ahead of Kevin Magnussen and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. Rosberg finished fourth, though he made a mistake on his final flying lap.2014 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix — Free Practice 2 results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150117091939/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/7398/ formula1.com Formula One Administration 10 October 2014 18 January 2015 17 January 2015 Hamilton was again fastest in the third practice session, three tenths of a second quicker than Rosberg, with Bottas in third.http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/7399/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150117182512/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/7399/ 2015-01-17 2014 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix — Free Practice 3 results formula1.com Formula One Administration 11 October 2014 11 October 2014 Several drivers encountered trouble whilst simulating a qualifying lap, most notably Magnussen, who damaged his suspension after running wide over a kerb; and Hamilton, who spun at the penultimate corner, narrowly avoiding the wall. Pastor Maldonado was unable to set a lap time after his energy recovery system failed. Aided by practice and qualifying sessions from the GP2 and GP3 Series support categories, the track evolved to the point where drivers were setting lap times three and a half seconds quicker ahead of qualifying than they had been at the start of the weekend. Following the first day's running, officials made several changes to the circuit, including the installation of speed bumps in the turn 2–3 run-off area to discourage drivers from deliberately running wide to carry more speed into turn 4, a practice that had been observed during the free practice and qualifying sessions for the GP2 and GP3 races.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116282 https://web.archive.org/web/20141031062618/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116282 2014-10-31 Russian GP: Tweaks made to kerbs, pitlane speed limit changed Jonathan Noble autosport.com 11 October 2014 11 October 2014 The pit lane speed was also revised from 80 kph mph on to 60 kph mph on to address concerns over the narrow pit entry and its tight corners. Qualifying thumb|Mercedes secured their fifteenth pole position in sixteen Grands Prix and their eighth front-row lock-out of the season in Sochi. Normally qualifying consists of three parts, 18, 15 and 12 minutes in length respectively, with six drivers eliminated from competing after each of the first two sessions. However, with Marussia's permission to run a single car for the race, the qualifying procedure was revised, with five drivers—instead of the usual six—eliminated at the end of the first part of qualifying (Q1). Lewis Hamilton topped the first period, going under 1:39.000 for the first time all weekend. Nico Rosberg was a close second, with Valtteri Bottas the only other driver within a second of Hamilton's lap time. Marcus Ericsson was eliminated in seventeenth place, once again out-qualifying teammate Kamui Kobayashi, who finished nineteenth. After struggling with another engine fault, Pastor Maldonado could only set a time good enough for twentieth, out-qualifying the sole Marussia of Max Chilton. Williams driver Felipe Massa proved to be a shock elimination, struggling with a fuel flow issue that left him down on power; he was recorded going through the speed trap on the approach to turn 2 some 23 kph mph on slower than Bottas, the fastest driver through the speed trap, and qualified eighteenth for his first Q1 elimination since the British Grand Prix.http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/7400/speed_trap.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150117094035/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/7400/speed_trap.html 2015-01-17 2014 Russian Grand Prix — Speed Trap comparison formula1.com Formula One Administration 11 October 2014 11 October 2014 Hamilton, Rosberg and Bottas once again led the way in Q2, which saw several drivers in a close fight to avoid elimination. Having struggled with a lack of pace over the course of the weekend, Sebastian Vettel missed out on a Q3 berth by a tenth of a second. He was followed by the Force Indias of Nico Hülkenberg in twelfth and Sergio Pérez in thirteenth, while Esteban Gutiérrez out-qualified Adrian Sutil to give the Saubers fourteenth and fifteenth. Romain Grosjean was the final driver eliminated in Q2 despite having improved upon his Q1 time. The Mercedes drivers continued to dominate in the final twelve-minute period, but the rapid evolution of the circuit came to an abrupt halt after the first timed laps, and neither Hamilton nor Rosberg were able to improve their times, leaving Hamilton with provisional pole. Despite the lap times dropping off, Valtteri Bottas was able to best Hamilton's time through the first two sectors, and maintained a pace that suggested he could steal a maiden pole position until he made an unforced error in the final corner. Jenson Button finished fourth, with Kevin Magnussen proving McLaren's newfound performance was no accident in sixth. Daniil Kvyat secured a career-best fifth place in his home Grand Prix, while Daniel Ricciardo out-qualified teammate Vettel for the eleventh time in 2014 with seventh. Ferrari endured their most difficult qualifying session since the British Grand Prix, with Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen closely matched, but over two seconds behind Hamilton. Jean-Éric Vergne finished tenth overall, ensuring two Toro Rossos in the top ten. Post-qualifying Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg received five-place grid penalties for gearbox changes, demoting them to eleventh and seventeenth place respectively. Pastor Maldonado qualified in twentieth which became twenty-first once his carry-over penalty was applied. Maldonado and Max Chilton also received a five-place penalty for a gearbox change.CHI MAL N As penalties are applied after qualifying in the order that they are incurred, Pastor Maldonado was considered to have taken his penalty even though the subsequent penalty given to Max Chilton negated it. Race thumb|The cars lining up on the starting grid. At the start of the race, Nico Rosberg attempted to out-brake Lewis Hamilton into turn 2, but locked both of his front wheels, running wide and creating a flat spot on both tyres. After returning the position to Hamilton, he made a pit stop at the end of the lap, as the flat spots would create a vibration in the car given the high speeds and lateral loading on the tyres. He immediately changed to the harder Prime compound, with the team switching to a strategy that called for him to do the next fifty-two laps of the race on a single set of tyres. Rosberg took advantage of the pit strategies of other drivers and the straight-line speed of his car to gradually work his way through the field. Behind him, Felipe Massa attempted to replicate his strategy, also making a pit stop on the first lap, but switching to the softer Option compound. He was less successful than Rosberg, hampered by slower mid-field drivers. At the front of the field, Valtteri Bottas was able to keep up with Hamilton during the early stages of the race, but Hamilton was able to gradually build up a forty-second lead by the time of the first—and only—round of pit stops, giving him enough of a buffer to pit without losing the lead, even when faced with the lowered speed limit and lengthy pit lane of the Sochi Autodrom. Hamilton was unchallenged throughout the race, ultimately winning by thirteen seconds ahead of Rosberg following his recovery and giving the team their ninth one-two finish of the season.http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/10/hamilton-wins-rosberg-errs-mercedes-clinch-constructors-title-in-sochi/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150320163537/http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/10/hamilton-wins-rosberg-errs-mercedes-clinch-constructors-title-in-sochi/ 2015-03-20 Hamilton wins, Rosberg errs, Mercedes clinch constructors' title in Sochi James Allen James Allen on F1 James Allen 12 October 2014 14 October 2014 Bottas finished in third, his fifth podium of the season, having been overtaken by Rosberg on track. Despite having fresher tyres and setting a series of laps among the fastest in the race—including the fastest lap and the official lap record—he was unable to catch Rosberg in the final laps. McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen finished fourth and fifth, giving Mercedes-powered cars the top five places in the final standings. McLaren attempted to adjust Button's strategy to place ahead of Rosberg after his pit stop, but were powerless to prevent Rosberg from overtaking. Magnussen spent the early phase of the race in a strategy battle with Fernando Alonso, Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel, which he ultimately won. Alonso finished in sixth, the first non-Mercedes-powered driver across the line, having spent most of the race fending off Ricciardo. After spending most of the weekend struggling with an under-powered and under-performing car, Vettel secured four World Championship points with eighth place. Kimi Räikkönen and Sergio Pérez completed the top ten. Felipe Massa's attempt at replicating Rosberg's strategy failed, leaving him outside the points in eleventh place, ahead of Nico Hülkenberg. Despite qualifying in fifth and tenth, Toro Rosso drivers Daniil Kvyat and Jean-Éric Vergne finished in fourteenth and thirteenth place respectively, having been forced to race conservatively in the face of high fuel consumption and a predicted 12 C-change F-change drop in temperature in the final stages of the race, which never eventuated. Esteban Gutiérrez led Sauber teammate Adrian Sutil across the line one lap down with the latter's race having been disrupted by contact with Romain Grosjean at turn 2 for which Grosjean was punished with a five-second stop/go penalty. Grosjean ultimately finished seventeenth ahead of Pastor Maldonado, with Marcus Ericsson the final classified finisher in nineteenth place, two laps behind Hamilton. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11156894/Russian-Grand-Prix-2014-as-it-happened.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141014080049/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/11156894/Russian-Grand-Prix-2014-as-it-happened.html 2014-10-14 Russian Grand Prix 2014: as it happened 12 October 2014 Daily Telegraph 15 October 2014 The race saw two retirements, with Kamui Kobayashi forced out on lap twenty-one with what the team described as a brake issue, though Kobayashi later suggested that Caterham had deliberately retired the car to avoid damaging its power unit ahead of the next race.Caterham puzzled by Kobayashi remarks http://www.racer.com/f1/item/109862-caterham-puzzled-by-kobayashi-remarks https://web.archive.org/web/20141018004213/http://www.racer.com/f1/item/109862-caterham-puzzled-by-kobayashi-remarks 2014-10-18 Racer.com 15 October 2014 16 October 2014 He also reported that the team had found damage to a suspension wishbone following free practice 3, and that with no replacement part available, the team had repaired the damage by fusing the wishbone together with carbon, a solution that Kobayashi felt was unsafe.Kobayashi's Caterham safety 'scare' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/29658585 https://web.archive.org/web/20150728050810/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29658585 2015-07-28 Andrew Benson BBC F1 BBC Sport 20 October 2014 live 22 October 2014 Marussia's difficult race lasted just nine laps, with Max Chilton reporting an unusual vibration in his front-left suspension, and the team elected to retire the car rather than risk a suspension failure. Post-race thumb|Lewis Hamilton accepting the race winner's trophy from Russian president Vladimir Putin. With twenty-five points for first place, Lewis Hamilton extended his World Drivers' Championship lead over Nico Rosberg by seven points to carry a seventeen-point margin into the United States Grand Prix.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/12/2014-russian-grand-prix-championship-points/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141019190929/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/10/12/2014-russian-grand-prix-championship-points/ 2014-10-19 2014 Russian Grand Prix championship points Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic 12 October 2014 13 October 2014 By out-scoring title rivals Red Bull Racing, the result also secured the World Constructors' Championship for Mercedes, their first title as a Formula One constructor.Smith Luke 12 October 2014 Mercedes wins F1 constructors' championship in Russia https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/10/12/mercedes-wins-f1-constructors-championship-in-russia/ 8 November 2020 NBC Sports 30 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230530165453/https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2014/10/12/mercedes-wins-f1-constructors-championship-in-russia/ Hamilton dedicated the win to Jules Bianchi.Tremayne David 13 October 2014 Lewis Hamilton dedicates Russian Grand Prix win to Jules Bianchi, 'the only person on my mind' The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/russian-grand-prix-2014-lewis-hamilton-dedicates-win-jules-bianchi-only-person-my-mind-9790075.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/russian-grand-prix-2014-lewis-hamilton-dedicates-win-jules-bianchi-only-person-my-mind-9790075.html 2022-05-01 subscription 8 November 2020 Valtteri Bottas's podium finish elevated him from sixth to fourth in the drivers' standings, overtaking Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. The result also allowed Williams to consolidate their hold on third place in the constructors' standings, ahead of Ferrari. Further down the order, fourth and fifth places for McLaren and minor points placings for Force India saw the British team overtake their rivals for fifth place in the standings. Both Marussia and Caterham went into administration after the race, citing financial difficulties. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116664 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910041213/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116664 2015-09-10 Marussia Formula 1 team closes doors, staff made redundant. Noble Jonathan 7 November 2014 Autosport.com 7 November 2014 Haymarket Publications Although Caterham returned to compete in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the team collapsed shortly thereafter. Marussia faced a similar fate before a last-minute deal with an investor rescued the team, and they returned to the Formula One grid in 2015, albeit registered as a British, rather than Russian competitor.http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/championship/documents/20150312/Formula%20One%20Australian%20Grand%20Prix%202015%20Document%20-%205_0.pdf 2015 Australian Grand Prix - Entry List 12 March 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile FIA.com 12 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150312173340/http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/championship/documents/20150312/Formula%20One%20Australian%20Grand%20Prix%202015%20Document%20-%205_0.pdf 12 March 2015 live Accolades In December 2014, the race was awarded with the Formula One Promotional Trophy. Dmitry Kozak received the award from Bernie Ecclestone in a special ceremony at the circuit.Sochi presented with 2014 Race Promoters' Trophy http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/12/16739.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150103023429/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/12/16739.html 2015-01-03 formula1.com 19 December 2014 27 February 2015 Formula One Administration Classification Qualifying Pos. Qualifying position No. Number Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid Final grid position 1 44GBR Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:38.759 1:38.338 1:38.513 1 2 6 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:39.076 1:38.606 1:38.713 2 3 77 FIN Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:39.125 1:38.971 1:38.920 3 4 22 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.560 1:39.381 1:39.121 4 5 26 RUS Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1:40.074 1:39.296 1:39.277 5 6 20 DEN Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.735 1:39.022 1:39.629 111 1 7 3 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:40.519 1:39.666 1:39.635 6 8 14 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:40.255 1:39.786 1:39.709 7 9 7 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:40.098 1:39.838 1:39.771 8 10 25 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1:40.354 1:39.929 1:40.020 9 11 1 GER Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:40.382 1:40.052 10 12 27 GER Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:40.273 1:40.058 171 1 13 11 MEX Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:40.723 1:40.163 12 14 21 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:41.159 1:40.536 13 15 99 GER Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1:40.766 1:40.984 14 16 8 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:42.526 1:41.397 15 17 9 SWE Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1:42.648 16 18 19 BRA Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:43.064 18 19 10 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1:43.166 19 20 13 VEN Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1:43.205 212 2 21 4 GBR Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1:43.649 201 1 107% time: 1:45.672 Source:2014 Formula 1 Russia Grand Prix — Qualifying results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/7400/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150308173729/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/7400/ 2015-03-08 formula1.com Formula One Administration 11 October 2014 11 October 2014 Notes: 1 1 — Kevin Magnussen, Nico Hülkenberg and Max Chilton all received five-place grid penalties for changing their gearboxes.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116286 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017092259/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116286 2014-10-17 Russian GP: Magnussen hit with grid penalty after gearbox change Jonathan Noble autosport.com 11 October 2014 11 October 2014 2 2 — Pastor Maldonado received a five-place grid penalty to complete the penalty he received for exceeding his quota of five engine components for the season at the Japanese Grand Prix. He then received a further five-place penalty after qualifying for a gearbox change. Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Grid Final grid position Points 1 44 GBR Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 1:31:50.744 1 25 2 6 GER Nico Rosberg Mercedes 53 +13.657 2 18 3 77 FIN Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 53 +17.425 3 15 4 22 GBR Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 53 +30.234 4 12 5 20 DEN Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +53.616 11 10 6 14 ESP Fernando Alonso Ferrari 53 +1:00.016 7 8 7 3 AUS Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 +1:01.812 6 6 8 1 GER Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 53 +1:06.185 10 4 9 7 FIN Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 53 +1:18.877 8 2 10 11 MEX Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 53 +1:20.067 12 1 11 19 BRA Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 53 +1:20.877 18 12 27 GER Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 53 +1:21.309 17 13 25 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 53 +1:37.295 9 14 26 RUS Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 52 +1 Lap 5 15 21 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 13 16 99 GER Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 14 17 8 FRA Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 52 +1 Lap 15 18 13 VEN Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 52 +1 Lap 21 19 9 SWE Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 51 +2 Laps 16 Ret Retired 10 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 21 Brakes 19 Ret Retired 4 GBR Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 9 Suspension 20 Source:2014 Formula 1 Russia Grand Prix — Race results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/7401/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150118023422/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/930/7401/ 2015-01-18 formula1.com Formula One Administration 12 October 2014 12 October 2014 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 GBR Lewis Hamilton* 291 10px 2 GER Nico Rosberg* 274 10px 3 AUS Daniel Ricciardo* 199 10px 2 4 FIN Valtteri Bottas 145 10px 1 5 GER Sebastian Vettel 143 Source: Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 GER Mercedes 565 10px 2 AUT Red Bull Racing-Renault 342 10px 3 GBR Williams-Mercedes 216 10px 4 ITA Ferrari 188 10px 1 5 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 143 Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Bold text indicates 2014 World Constructors' Champions. Bold text and an asterisk indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. See also 2014 Sochi GP2 Series round 2014 Sochi GP3 Series round Footnotes N References 30em External links Russian Grand Prix 2014 2014 Japanese Grand Prix 2014 United States Grand Prix 1914 Russian Grand Prix 2015 Russian Grand Prix 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix 2015 Mexican Grand Prix Russian Grand Prix 2014 Category:2014 in Sochi Category:Sports competitions in Sochi Category:2014 in Russian sport Category:October 2014 sports events in Europe 2014 Russian Category:October 2014 in Russia