LEWIS HAMILTON blasted a “ridiculous” and “bulls**t” time penalty that cost him a chance to match Michael Schumacher’s win record in Russia. Hamilton started on pole looking for a record equalling 91st victory in F1 but was made to settle for third. Hamilton told Sky Sports: “I need to go back and see what the rules are or what exactly I did wrong. Hamilton complained that Mercedes pitted him too early and told his race engineer: “I don’t want any more info, Bono. Bottas started from third but leapfrogged Verstappen from the start and led a drama free race to win in Russia.

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