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12/10/2014
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00:00World Championship Russian Grand Prix. It's round 16 of the World Championship that began in Australia
00:06and has been dominated, of course, by the Mercedes team that could seal the Constructors' Championship today
00:12around this 3.6-mile circuit, where you take 56% of the lap at full throttle,
00:18where you have 18 corners to try and negotiate, where overtaking could be very tricky,
00:23aided by two DRS zones on the long run down towards Turn 2, and on the run down towards Turn 13.
00:31We have concrete barriers either side of the track, which you see on the...
00:35Oh, man.
00:37I see the future, but live for the moment. Makes sense, don't it? And I make dollars, I mean...
00:44Kvyat just ahead of him, then in eight.
00:48And also coming into the pits, another car just coming around as well.
00:52It looks like the Williams of Philippe Massa.
00:55In the slipstream and a bit of extra energy, a bit of extra battery power, and there it is.
01:01And all sorts of cars going wide. So we had at least five cars wide,
01:07a bit of contact at the back there between a Caterham and a Lotus for good measure.
01:11And that is why Rosberg finds himself down in 20th place.
01:14And Kimi Räikkönen, who switched to the left-hand side as well to try and get past the Red Bulls of Vettel and Ricciardo,
01:20finding himself on the red and white curbs as we ride on board now into Turn 2 with Nico Rosberg.
01:26By this stage, he's made up his mind. He's going to go for it.
01:29He's ahead of Hamilton, but just carrying far too much speed to sink down.
01:34If that's the case, and you're on the medium compound tyres at the end,
01:37keeping them up to the right temperature might be quite tricky.
01:40If you are on the softs at the end, that might be the way to go.
01:43Yeah, absolutely. So, Jensen on a much fresher...
01:46Getting on the power at Turn 2.
01:49Sutil did well to keep that sound, but away from the barriers.
01:52Let's have another little look at what happened here.
01:56He's battling away with Romain Grosjean.
01:59Goes round the outside. Do they touch? Yes.
02:04And that's what spun him around on the dashboard.
02:07Then, you know, what's a driver supposed to do in that respect?
02:12He might not be...
02:13Joe Perez managed to get the overtake done.
02:15Now, can Felipe Massa make it two places lost in the space of a couple of corners?
02:20Yes, he can. So, Sergio Perez moves himself up into 12th place.
02:24Now, into 14th place, but still way off where he would have wanted to be.
02:30And Forcindor at the moment started...
02:32He's been a bit late. He's obviously got some fuel and grip left, hasn't he?
02:36But you sense that Rosberg ought to be able to cover that off.
02:39Recovery drive of the day, easily.
02:41Pico Rosberg.
02:44Absolutely.
02:4652 laps he will have done on the medium tyre.
02:49But he's had a good day, hasn't he?
02:52And he won't be standing on the podium,
02:54but 20 seconds ahead of his teammate, Magnussen.
02:58And ahead of Alonso.
03:00British record, equalling 31st Grand Prix win for Lewis Hamilton.
03:05It's a first win at the Russian Grand Prix in the...
03:08Drops him down to 6th in the Championship as well.
03:12Danny Ricciardo, 7th, then Sebastian Vettel, 8th.
03:16Kimi Räikkönen, 9th, and Sergio Perez.
03:18Let's list our time and enjoy this moment, darling.
03:21One day when the light is glowing,
03:24I'll be in my castle golden.
03:27But until the gates are open,
03:31I just want to feel this moment.
03:35Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
03:37Time to come home and finish second.
03:40just over 13 and a half seconds behind his teammates who for the second time this season
03:48Lewis Hamilton wins four

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