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This article was published on 12 October 2014 at 14:51.
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Grand Prix debut at the Sochi, Russia 7 votes in the great sweep, sanctions forget, Putin present and happy to reward the winner. From the sporting point of view, is on file, however, a story far unpublished. First Hamilton, Rosberg second, third Bottas. Podium similar to Austria, with the Finn who could almost think about going to get the cars in Stuttgart, while the two that are in the league itself, Spielberg, had arrived in inverted positions. From the human point of view, then, needless to say: everyone spoke in prevalence of Bianchi, remember him with affection and also on the track they drove on average less aggressive than usual. From the point of view of the show, however, there would still be a lot of work. But it was not the first concern of anyone in a weekend surreal atmosphere, which has tried to focus on the substance not to fall into sadness and monotony.
The news of the day in fact not missing. In this new appointment arranged in a Sochi again in full splendor, eight months after the Winter Olympics, among other things, kissed by the sun fairly warm for the season, the Mercedes won their first constructors’ championship. Yawn, would not have imagined anyone! Or better. It was just the hour arrived: it took less than 5 seasons, in the midst of a three-year “apprenticeship” where Michael Schumacher, encouraged by the opportunity to try to write new pages of German motorsport, which has suffered the most rejoiced.
But with the new power unit in 2014 was soon became evident a large margin ahead of the German manufacturer, today, behind the two officers, also saw three other cars with same engines take precedence over all others. Bottas is the author of a great race and the fastest lap: many useful points that allow him to move up to fourth in the standings, two lengths in front of the four-time defending champion. Button, for the third time at the foot of the podium in 2014, in good shape but never quite incisive, puts a mortgage on the seventh series in the world, proving again to be able to finish a race ahead of his team mate. Magnussen, far behind, however, does its job well, finishing ahead of Alonso. Although party eleventh, four positions on the grid behind all’asturiano. It does not allow to complete the hat-trick of the six Mercedes just an unfortunate Massa, twice a victim of a black day in qualifying yesterday, and not a very well thought-out strategy to change tires in the race.
World pilots still open. If the game ended in the team championship, eight points, Lewis instead Hemilton has not yet secured the mathematical certainty against Ricciardo, although with 4 races and 100 points available, 92 would recover something more than miraculous. And then there Rosberg, now 17 lengths, which is eaten hands but maybe we still believe. After all, this year’s grand finale will be more unpredictable than ever, because for the first time in the history of the sport will apply double points last race in Abu Dhabi.
And so, a week from one of the darkest weekend of Formula 1 the last 20 years, that will never be forgotten for the fatal accident at Julies Bianchi, still in a deep coma and you can look far recoverable, the new Tilke track, thanks to a beautiful day, it turned out as expected: safe and boring. Initial flat spots Rosberg, who forced him to return at the end of the first lap and throw away the strategy and, perhaps, even the world title, they remember only a small delay in the pits for Alonso, and withdrawals of Max Chilton, who wanted finish the race to honor the team and his companion in the hospital, and Kobayashi, for notes and repeated failures of driving a car.
Rounding out the notes unpleasant positions and secondments Ferrari, kind of two-time Finnish champion inevitably relegated to the role of “co-pilot”, still unable to interpret a car that, as far back to the big, at least Alonso keeps her there neighbor. Today, however, Raikkonen finished in 1 minute and 14 seconds. To be the ultimate grand prize bitter era Montezemolo, Fiat and well – tomorrow Piazza Affari leaves and arrives on Wall Street with the initials FCA – one would have expected something more.
Disappointment finally also for the only home rider, protégé of the oligarchs and even Red Bull: Kvyat, despite a brilliant qualification does not reach even points: indeed, after a stunning qualifying in fifth place, just honorably closes the fourteenth. Location is not uncommon for Toro Rosso, but difficult to digest, including dubbing, because of the large Saturdays, all television pointed eyes on him.
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