Fastest laps - Russia 2014 - Bottas beats the Mercedes to the fastest race lap

Published 12 October 2014 by Christine

There was no holding Bottas back — Credit: Sam Bloxham/Williams F1

The Russian race provided a new challenge for the drivers, with its unique layout and brand new surface. The Williams of Valtteri Bottas capitalised to set the fastest lap of the race towards the end, with Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton behind. Jenson Button proved yet again how much pace he has in the race, whilst Daniil Kvyat was also high up the fastest laps table.

Towards the rear, Marcus Ericsson shone again, beating two Lotus drivers and one of the Saubers. Kevin Magnussen struggled, as did Daniel Ricciardo compared to their respective teammates.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Lap
1	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	1:40.896	53
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:41.360	52
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:41.606	48
4	Jenson Button	McLaren Mercedes	1:41.964	47
5	Daniil Kvyat	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:42.022	52
6	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	1:42.179	53
7	Jean-Éric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:42.550	53
8	Sebastian Vettel	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:42.630	53
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:42.685	50
10	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	1:42.879	47
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:42.919	45
12	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:42.924	47
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:43.050	50
14	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren Mercedes	1:43.076	44
15	Adrian Sutil	Sauber F1 Team	1:43.822	42
16	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	1:44.030	50
17	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham F1 Team	1:44.075	45
18	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber F1 Team	1:44.075	45
19	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	1:44.461	49
20	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham F1 Team	1:47.407	17
21	Max Chilton	Marussia F1 Team	1:48.268	8