Hamilton wins, Bottas 2nd, Leclerc 3rd
Vettel out of race after stopping on track
Vettel overtook Leclerc at start, German ignored team orders to give lead back
Grosjean, Ricciardo, Russell, Kubica out
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A very interesting message. So was it always planned that Sebastian Vettel would jump past Charles Leclerc on lap one to block off the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton?
The plan would've worked better if there had not been an immediate safety car to keep everyone bunched together.
Image source, Reuters"We are looking into the swap later in the race."
Leclerc: "OK, no problems. I understand that."
Lap 3/53
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live
Leclerc, is doing everything right, but he gave away his pole position and Sebastian Vettel just breezed through.
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Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live
It's Giovinazzi that hit Grosjean and Ricciardo. They both moved in and Giovinazzi just got squashed in the middle. Racing incident that one.
Lap 3/53
There was an awful lot of banging around in the middle and back at the start. Antonio Giovinazzi is involved, Lance Stroll clips someone, Daniel Ricciardo is in the mix, Romain Grosjean is bumped out.
Image source, ReutersInteresting firework display/fly-past preceded the start at Sochi - preempting the fireworks on the track after the red lights went out...
Seeing the start again and Kimi Raikkonen has jumped it. He will have a penalty coming for that one. You can't say he's not experienced - remember he's now up to third in the most starts ever.
"Everyone OK?" asks Hamilton
"Yep - it was Grosjean," says Pete Bonnington.
Lap 2/53
A decent Saturday for Romain Grosjean saw him start eight today. A horrible Sunday and his race is done in a lap, with his car being collected by the recovery vehicle.
Image source, ReutersThe requisite Ferrari fans at Sochi should be pretty happy with that start...
Lap 1/53
Jack Nicholls
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator
Grosjean is sideways in the barrier at Turn Four. He always ends up crashing with fools at a grand prix.
I think someone has gone into the back of Ricciardo and Grosjean there.
Lap 1/53
Jack Nicholls
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator
It's an absolutely brilliant start from Lando Norris from McLaren he's managed to overtake Valtteri Bottas to go fifth.
Bottas then did claim it back.
Image source, ReutersDaniel Ricciardo goes into the back of Romain Grosjean, but had someone else clipped the Australian?
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Romain Grosjean in trouble
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@ScuderiaFerrari, external are due a @ScuderiaFerrari, external 'day'...
ITV news anchor Alastair Stewart predicts a bad day at the office for Ferrari. Nothing to suggest that will be the case from qualifying, but let's see...
Norris on the advance, past his team-mate Carlos Sainz into fifth, but he can't hold on to it.
Vettel leads. A flying start from last week's winner and he jumps his team-mate on the first corner.
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No messing about on the formation lap.