{"id":97117,"date":"2017-04-30T20:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/?p=97117"},"modified":"2017-04-30T22:11:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T19:11:36","slug":"bottas-claims-maiden-f1-win-for-mercedes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/2017\/04\/30\/bottas-claims-maiden-f1-win-for-mercedes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bottas claims maiden win for Mercedes in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_97161\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97161\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2017\/04\/cfd628da64d938e4150dacccbcb3e22e8cf45510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2017\/04\/cfd628da64d938e4150dacccbcb3e22e8cf45510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2017\/04\/cfd628da64d938e4150dacccbcb3e22e8cf45510-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mercedes&#8217; driver Valtteri Bottas celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom on April 30, 2017 \u00a9 <b>AFP \/ Andrej ISAKOVIC<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>SOCHI, Russian Federation, Apr 30<i> &#8211; <\/i>Valtteri Bottas admitted his maiden Formula One victory felt &#8220;a little bit surreal&#8221; but was worth the long wait after securing a tense triumph for Mercedes in Sunday&#8217;s Russian Grand Prix.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Finn, recruited by Mercedes in January as a replacement for retired 2016 champion German Nico Rosberg, resisted intense pressure from Sebastian Vettel to win in his 81st Grand Prix and in his fourth outing with the champion team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I felt good, but it&#8217;s a little bit surreal this first win,\u201d he said. &#8220;Hopefully, the first of many. It was definitely one of my best races ever so it&#8217;s a good feeling and I am happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Starting from third on the grid, Bottas made a storming start at the Sochi Autodrom and delivered a powerful opening stint to stay clear of four-time champion Vettel\u2019s Ferrari, the German admitting he could not live with the Finn\u2019s pace at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Bottas had secured 11 previous podium finishes without recording a win and conceded that he made an error in the closing stages when he locked up at Turn 13, a mistake that gave Vettel a chance to attack again.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97132\" style=\"width: 344px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97132\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2017\/04\/232d9f1d724de43756e4811ab9ae90f5b25d7af8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2017\/04\/232d9f1d724de43756e4811ab9ae90f5b25d7af8.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2017\/04\/232d9f1d724de43756e4811ab9ae90f5b25d7af8-130x300.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Results of the Russian Grand Prix \u00a9 <b>AFP \/ Kun TIAN<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It was ok, really, but the main thing for me was the lapped cars, trying to get past those was not so easy,&#8221; said Bottas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was not happy on a few occasions and I had one lock-up with 10-15 laps to go, which hurt the pace a bit, but other than that it was alright.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And, yes, I did ask for radio silence from the pit-wall for me to get on it and get focused.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bottas is the fifth Finn to win in Formula One and he believes that clearing that hurdle will now enable him to move on and do it again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always knew I could get good results if everything goes right and I always trust in my ability,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But it&#8217;s nice to get confirmation that the results are possible. It&#8217;s good to continue from here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bottas made his debut with Williams in 2013 and spent four years with the British outfit before what he described as his &#8216;strange&#8217; move to Mercedes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It took quite a while, more than 80 races for me, but it&#8217;s definitely worth the wait,&#8221; said Bottas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This strange opportunity came to me in the winter to join the team &#8212; and they made it possible. So I really want to thank them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vettel came second ahead of Ferrari team-mate Finn Kimi Raikkonen who claimed his first podium finish since last year&#8217;s Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Bottas\u2019s Mercedes team-mate three-time champion Lewis Hamilton struggled with over-heating problems and finished fourth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our start was probably a match with Valtteri,&#8221; said Vettel who started on pole. &#8220;Maybe he gained a bit of momentum. He had a massive tow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97116\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97116\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2017\/04\/bbbcd050b31fb2e4372cc124225059733707a04b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2017\/04\/bbbcd050b31fb2e4372cc124225059733707a04b.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2017\/04\/bbbcd050b31fb2e4372cc124225059733707a04b-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mercedes&#8217; Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas steers his car during the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit in Sochi on April 30, 2017 \u00a9 <b>AFP \/ Alexander NEMENOV<\/b><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I defended the inside, but when we approached the braking zone, he was in front and able to shut the door on me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That is where he won the race. 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