Russian F1 Grand Prix 2016 Results: Winner, Standings, Highlights and Reaction

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Published: May 1, 2016

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It’s four wins from four races for Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg in the 2016 Formula One season, as he romped to victory at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday. 

The German was superb throughout, as he preserved a comfortable lead to the chasing pack after an eventful start. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton recovered from 10th to finish in second place, while Kimi Raikkonen was third for Ferrari. The result in Sochi leaves Rosberg a whopping 42 points clear at the top of the standings.

Sebastian Vettel endured a day to forget in his Ferrari, as he was forced to retire on the first lap following contact with a familiar foe.

Here are the race results in full, per the F1 Twitter account:



These are the updated driver standings following Rosberg's triumph:



The day marked the 22-year anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s death, and a lot of the drivers paid their own personal tributes prior to the action starting. Hamilton posted the following on his Twitter feed:



With Vettel and Hamilton down the field on the grid, the start was always going to be congested. But it was a little too chaotic for the former, as for the second time in as many races he was involved in a tangle with Red Bull’s Daniil Kvyat on the opening lap.



After he was given a couple of nudges through the first braking zone, the Ferrari man was unable to steer clear of trouble, picking up a puncture and spinning into the barrier. The team radio picked up just how frustrated the German was after coming into contact with Kvyat again, per F1 journalist Gianlu D'Alessandro *warning, expletive language*:



As we can see here courtesy of Grand Prix Diary, at least Vettel was able to drive something after his crash:



"I don't dislike him," said Vettel afterwards of Kvyat, per BBC Sport. "I think he did a mistake two weeks ago,...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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