Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Paddock News from 2014 Russian Grand Prix

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Published: October 10, 2014

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It was a sombre and subdued Formula One world which descended upon Sochi this week for the inaugural Russian Grand Prix.

The sport has been shaken to its core by the news Jules Bianchi suffered a severe brain injury in his horrific crash at the Japanese Grand Prix.

The six drivers sent out for the official pre-race press conference looked like they'd rather be anywhere else than in front of TV cameras, and the usual upbeat interviews and tweets are conspicuous by their absence.

Bianchi's countryman Jean-Eric Vergne arranged for the printing of stickers reading "Tous avec Jules" (All with Jules), which all the drivers will wear on their helmets over the weekend.

Suffering more than most, Bianchi's team, Marussia, have elected to run only one car in this weekend's race. A full second car, bearing the Frenchman's name and number, sits poignantly on his side of the garage, a tribute and sign of hope that he will make a full recovery.

A number of drivers have called for closed-cockpit solutions to be researched further in the wake of the accident.

 

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Away from the wait for further news of Bianchi, the main stories going into the weekend have focused on changes for 2015—both on the driver and engine side of things.

Lewis Hamilton has, to a degree, brushed off rumours linking him with a return to McLaren in 2015. The Brit says that, for now at least, he is fully focused on doing the best he can for Mercedes.

But one big change has finally been announced. Lotus will definitely use Mercedes engines from next season onwards, replacing McLaren as the German supplier's third customer.

On the track, Sergey Sirotkin made his race weekend debut at Sochi, replacing Esteban Gutierrez for first practice.

And in a bonus slide, we take a look at the finest (?) F1 t-shirt of all time.

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