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Mercedes did good business for both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships during the Russian Grand Prix. With the drivers knew Lewis Hamilton regaining the lead and in the Teams World Cup, Mercedes increased its lead over Red Bull to 33 points.
Max Verstappen hopes of course to be able to celebrate a double party at the end of the season. In addition to wanting to win the drivers’ title himself, he also hopes to help his Red Bull team to the constructors’ title. However, he sees this championship slipping further and further, now that Mercedes has also managed to further widen the gap in Russia. Because Sergio Pérez dropped back from place three to place nine on Sochi, and Valtteri Bottas on the other hand, just climbed from place fourteen to place five, Mercedes has been able to expand the gap with the constructors to 33 points.
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Red Bull has to work to find out Mercedes
Where Verstappen invariably performs at the top of his ability, Pérez regularly misses a good chance to score points for Red Bull. In Russia, the Mexican seemed to be going to book a good result, but in the final phase he dropped sharply after the rain. Mercedes, on the other hand, did score many points for the constructors’ championship with Hamilton and Bottas. Red Bull therefore has to work hard in the remaining seven races. Carlos Sainz in turn, by finishing third, did good business for Ferrari, which is now affiliated with McLaren in the standings.
Constructors’ World Championship standings after the Russian Grand Prix
1. Mercedes | 397.5 points
2. Red Bull Racing | 364.5 points
3. McLaren | 234 points
4. Scuderia Ferrari 216.5 points
5. Alpine | 103 points
6. AlphaTauri | 84 points
7. Aston Martin | 59 points
8. Williams Racing | 23 points
9. Alfa Romeo Racing | 7 points
10. Haas F1 Team | 0 points
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