Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix to further extend his championship lead after Mercedes told Valtteri Bottas to move out of his team-mate's way. Hamilton now has the equivalent of two victories in his pocket with just five rounds remaining and 125 points left to play for. "It was a difficult day," he said in quotes published on F1's official Twitter feed. Lewis is fighting for the championship so we always have a plan, but it is what it is." "Obviously, he's now not fighting for the championship," Hamilton said in quotes published on the Mercedes F1 Twitter account.

Source: Evening echo September 30, 2018 15:45 UTC