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DHL Fastest Lap Award: 2017 FORMULA 1 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX
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Fastest Driver Group 1: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) - 1:36.844
Fastest Driver Group 2: Felipe Massa (Williams) - 1:38.232
Fastest Driver Group 3: Kevin Magnussen (Haas) - 1:39.566
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Kimi Räikkönen takes DHL Fastest Lap in Sakhir
While the main feature of the 2017 FORMULA 1 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX was a battle for the win between Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel with the Mercedes driver coming out on top, the DHL Fastest Lap went to Kimi Räikkönen, who burned a time of 1:36.844 minutes into the asphalt on Lap 49.
Like most drivers, the third-placed Finn set his personal best time in the final phase of the race on the supersoft tire when the cars had only a small amount of gas in the tank and were speeding up.
Looking at the average of the ten fastest laps, however, Räikkönen's teammate, Vettel, was the fastest man on the track. The Ferrari driver maintained an average lap time of 1:37.582 minutes while hunting down Bottas.
“I had fresher tires in the end and was much faster, but it's incredibly hard to get close enough here,” said Vettel, explaining how he was able to close on Mercedes driver Bottas, who took his maiden Formula 1 win, but not overtake him.
Fastest race laps: 2017 FORMULA 1 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX
01 Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) 1:36.844 - on lap 49
02 Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:37.312 - on lap 49
03 Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 1:37.367 - on lap 49
04 Felipe Massa (Williams) 1:38.232 - on lap 45
05 Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1:38.300 - on lap 50
06 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:38.398 - on lap 18
07 Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) 1:38.418 - on lap 52
08 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:38.429 - on lap 47
09 Sergio Perez (Force India) 1:38.661 - on lap 51
10 Esteban Ocon (Force India) 1:38.745 - on lap 50
History: DHL Fastest Laps in the FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX
Lap times have continued to come down year-on-year since the Russian Grand Prix first took place in 2014. Räikkönen's time of 1:36.844 minutes was 2.250 seconds faster than the 2016 best time set by Nico Rosberg.
Sebastian Vettel set a new track record in qualifying at the Sochi Autodrome. The Ferrari driver took pole position with a time of 1:33.194 minutes, the fastest lap that has ever been posted at the circuit on the Black Sea.
Räikkönen and Hamilton lead the DHL Fastest Lap Award
After the race in Russia, Kimi Räikkönen and Lewis Hamilton jointly lead the DHL Fastest Lap Award with two best times each. This was Räikkönen's 45th fastest lap of his career. In the list of all-time fastest laps, Michael Schumacher is the only one ahead of the Finn with 77.
F1 racing will continue in Barcelona in two weeks' time. Take part in the DHL Fastest Lap Predictor Game for the FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2017 and win great prizes!
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