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Ferrari on Twitter:, external Congratulations to @MercedesAMGF1 on their deserved Constructors' Title. Enjoy the feeling...we'll be back!
Summary
Hamilton wins, Rosberg 2nd, Bottas 3rd
Button 4th, Magnussen 5th, Alonso 6th, Ricciardo 7th
Vettel 8th, Raikkonen 9th, Perez 10th
Rosberg pits on Lap 2 after flatspotting tyres illegally overtaking Hamilton
Caterham's Kobayashi told to retire to save mileage
Marussia's Chilton out, Sutil and Grosjean make contact
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Lotus on Twitter:, external Congrats @MercedesAMGF1 for being awesome. Oh and for winning the 2014 World Constructors' Championship; that's pretty awesome too.
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"It's been a pretty good weekend at least considering what we had to deal with with the penalty and the gearbox," says McLaren's Kevin Magnussen, who finished fifth. "To get back and finish fifth is very good and for Jenson to finish fourth is very good too so a great day for the team."
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"It was a strange race," says McLaren's Jenson Button, who finished fourth. "How can you do so many laps of one set of tyres? It was back to old school racing which is good from one respect but it does mean that the fastest car wins.
"I think some of it is the circuit but I think we have improved the set up of the car and we have found some of other things that have worked for us. We will see how we get on in Texas and I am looking forward to it."
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Both McLarens finish in the top five for the first time since the opening round in Australia. Jenson Button was fourth with Kevin Magnussen fifth.
Button looks down, though. "There must be a number of factors but he's been driving exceptionally in the last few races," says BBC co-commentator David Coulthard.
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Image source, MercedesThe champagne is out in the Mercedes garage, with the crew wearing celebratory T-shirts. The trophies are being passed round so Mercedes staff can pose for photos. They'll be up on their respective Facebook profiles shortly, no doubt.
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"We don't forget about Jules, this is still overshadowing everything we do," says Mercedes co-team boss Toto Wolff. "Nico made the move [at the start] and it looked clean and Lewis seemed to have lost it. Lewis might have thought it was the dirty line and braking would be tricky. Nico might have made that corner if he didn't lock it up. It could have been "cold-blooded Lewis" or "lucky Lewis" - it doesn't matter."
On former Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn's input in their success, Wolff said: "We talked about Ross a lot and he has been so fundamental to the team - he built the foundation of the team. This is his trophy, too. There are several hundred people in Brackley and Stuttgart who have played a part as well."
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"They [Mercedes] will never be great until they win another constructors' championship," says BBC F1 analyst Eddie Jordan. He's a hard man to impress.
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Kartik Kumar:, external When #LewisHamilton has nine wins to #NicoRosberg's four, the idiocy of double points is only highlighted.
Dr Ibezim Chidi:, external My driver of the day #Nico but Hamilton undisputed winner. Congrats Lewis. Highly deserved after domination.
Reece Young:, external @LewisHamilton showing his class yet again. What a dominant performance.
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"It means a lot," says Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda of the team's triumph in the constructors' championship. "I have to tell you I'm a little emotional. When we started this together - Ross Brawn, Toto Wolff and myself - it was hard work. It's an emotional moment, but let's think of the next race already.
"We will celebrate, but we have to go home. Lewis is flying home with me. Nico did a very good job after his first lap mistake. I'm happy, I can't say any more than that.
"They raced today, you saw at the first corner. I thought that's it again, but it was not as there was enough run-off. They always race, they will continue to do this. Lewis is on a very good track, four in a row. It looks very good for him, it keeps the momentum."
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Image source, BBC Sport"I need to be happy for us as a team, what we have been doing since last year is amazing," says Williams' Valtteri Bottas, who finished third.
"We were the best of the rest today but unfortunately Mercedes were quicker than us. But we did the best we could do so we are happy with more points and another podium finish."
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Image source, BBC Sport"It was a great strategy our car is unbelievably, it's so good," says Nico Rosberg, who finished second and now trails his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 17 points in the drivers' championship.
"Half of me is so disappointed because I messed up today but the other half is made up for the team. We have secured the most important title of the season and I am very happy and that's why I can still smile."
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Image source, BBC Sport"I'm so happy to be here," says Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, who secured his ninth race win of the season. "We have had another amazing week, Russia and the people have been fantastic and I am looking forward to being here for many more years to come.
"It is also not that far from where I live so I will be popping over for holidays.
"Nico did a great job to recover today and as a team we did a great job to win the first constructors' championship for Mercedes; it's a wonderful day."
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Image source, BBC SportNo driver has won four successive races in one season and failed to go on to win the title. Lewis Hamilton, pictured here receiving his trophy from Russian president Vladimir Putin, has now achieved the feat twice this season.
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Mercedes-Benz engines finish the race 1-2-3-4-5 in a grand prix for the first time.
Here's how they finish: 1) Hamilton 2) Rosberg 3) Bottas 4) Button 5) Magnussen 6) Alonso 7) Ricciardo 8) Vettel 9) Raikkonen 10) Perez
11) Massa 12) Hulkenberg 13) Vergne 14) Kvyat 15) Gutierrez 16) Sutil 17) Grosjean 18) Maldonado 19) Ericsson
DNF: Kobayashi, Chilton
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Lewis Hamilton leads Nico Rosberg by 17 points in the drivers' championship but there are still three races and 100 points left on the table - don't forget double points in Abu Dhabi.
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Image source, BBC SportLewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg drench Mercedes co-team boss Paddy Lowe in champagne. It was always going to happen.
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Image source, BBC SportLewis Hamilton takes the plaudits from the fans before the trophies are handed out. Mercedes co-team boss Paddy Lowe is up there as Mercedes' representative to receive the winning constructors' trophy which was enough to ensure the team won the constructors' title.
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Lewis Hamilton looks a little surprised at the commotion in the pre-podium room. He then heads over to Valtteri Bottas and congratulates the Finn on his strong pace in the race.
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Lewis Hamilton shakes Russian president Vladimir Putin's hand with the Russian's bodyguards and Bernie Ecclestone watching on.