Formula 1 Russian GP : Can Hamilton create history, all you want to know about F1 Russian GP Live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar
Lewis Hamilton is one win away from matching Michael Schumacher’s all-time record 91 and the Mercedes Formula One driver will be favourite to get the job done in Russia on Sunday.
Some felt Schumacher’s tally might never be equalled when the seven-time world champion celebrated his last win in China in 2006.
Hamilton has 90 victories from 259 starts and can equal Michael Schumacher’s record 91 on Sunday. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel is the next closest active driver on 53.
F1 Russian GP : Hamilton & Mercedes yet to be beaten at the circuit
Hamilton, a winner since his debut 2007 season and now making his 260th start, stands on the cusp of doing just that at a circuit that did not exist when the Ferrari great was racing.
The Briton has a better record than anyone in Sochi, with four wins since the first race there after the 2014 Winter Olympics, and Mercedes have yet to be beaten at the circuit
Some statistics for Sunday’s Russian Formula One Grand Prix in Sochi, the 10th race of the 2020 season:
Formula 1 Russian GP : All you want to know about Russian GP Stats, Live Streaming and other details
Lap distance: 5.848km. Total distance: 309.745km (53 laps)
2019 winner: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes
Race lap record: Hamilton, 2019: 1:35.761.
Start time: Given Below in the table
Records in the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix
– Mercedes are the only team to have won in Russia since the first race in Sochi in 2014. If they triumph again, it will be a record for most consecutive wins at the same grand prix.
– Hamilton won in 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019, Nico Rosberg in 2016 and Valtteri Bottas in 2017.
– The only non-Mercedes drivers to have started on pole in Russia are Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, in 2017, and Leclerc (2019).
– Mercedes and Ferrari have taken 16 of 18 podium places in Russia to date. The only exceptions were Bottas, third in 2014 for Williams, and Sergio Perez third for Force India in 2015.
– Bottas started on the front row in Sochi in 2016, took the first race win of his F1 career there in 2017 and pole in 2018.
– The layout runs clockwise around the 2014 Olympic Park venues, partly on public roads, and features 12 right and six left-hand corners.
– AlphaTauri’s Daniil Kvyat is the only current Russian F1 driver.
F1 Most Race Wins : Hamilton standing at the cusp of history, can he win Russian GP?
Hamilton has 90 victories from 259 starts and can equal Michael Schumacher’s record 91 on Sunday. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel is the next closest active driver on 53.
Hamilton has won six of nine races so far in 2020, Mercedes seven of them. Bottas, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly are the other winners.
Ferrari have won 238 races since 1950, McLaren 182, Williams 114, Mercedes 109 and Red Bull 63. Former champions McLaren and Williams have not won since 2012.
POLE POSITION
Hamilton has a record 95 career poles.
Mercedes have started every race on pole this season.
PODIUM
Hamilton has a record 158 career podiums.
POINTS
Hamilton has a record 42 points finishes in a row, which is also the record for successive classified finishes.The Briton leads Bottas by 55 points.
All of the 10 teams except Williams have scored points this season.
MILESTONE
Kimi Raikkonen is set for his 322nd F1 start, drawing level with all-time record holder Rubens Barrichello of Brazil.
Where fans can watch the Russian Grand Prix Live Streaming ?
The Russian Grand PRIX will be streamed LIVE on Disney+ Hotstar and will also be broadcast on Star Sports Select. For all Updates of F1 Russian GP https://www.insidesport.co/category/formula-1/
Here’s the list of F1 races you can stream on Disney+ Hotstar VIP this week.
| Date | Race | Time (IST) |
| Friday, 25th September 2020 | First Practice Session – Russia | 11.00 AM |
| Second Practice Session – Russia | 3.00 PM | |
Saturday, 26th September 2020 |
Team Pit Stop Practice – Russia | 9.10 PM |
| Third Practice Session – Russia | 12.00 PM | |
| Qualifying Session – Russia | 3.00 PM | |
| Sunday, 27th September 2020 | Grand Prix (53 Laps or 120 Mins) – Russia | 2.10 PM |
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