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2020 FIA Formula One World Championship
2020 Russian Grand Prix
Sochi Autodrom
Sochi, Russia
Sunday, 27 September 2020
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2020 Russian Grand Prix will take place on September 27 in Sochi which is the largest resort city in Russia.
This will be the 10th round of this year's Championship and it is set to take place at the Sochi Autodrom.
The circuit is similar to the Beijing Olympic Green Circuit and the Sydney Olympic Park Circuit in that it runs around a former Olympic complex.
In this case, the Sochi Olympic Park site, scene of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will be keen to defend his Russian Grand Prix title which he won for the fourth time last year.
His teammate Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished second, and third respectively.
The most recent race in the 2020 season was the Tuscan Grand Prix which was won by Hamilton with Bottas and Alexander Albon of Red Bull finishing second and third respectively.
Lewis is still sitting at the top of this year's Drivers’ Championship standings having impressively won six races.
His teammate Bottas is placed second on the Drivers' Championship standings, while Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is sitting on the third spot.
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Leclerc is placed eighth on the World Drivers' Championship standings having finished eighth at the recent Tuscan Grand Prix, while his teammate Sebastian Vettel finished 10th.
The Monegasque driver has admitted that he is struggling with his car during races having secured one podium finish this season.
"We have to work and try to understand honestly because some races, we are not very competitive in qualifying but better in the race which has been the case at the beginning of the season," Leclerc said.
"Now we seem to have done quite a good job yesterday in qualifying but struggling massively with the car in the race. It's a difficult moment."
Mercedes are still placed at the top of Constructors' standings followed by second-placed Red Bull and third-placed McLaren-Renault.
2019 Russian Grand Prix results
Winner: Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
Runner-Up: Valtteri Bottas - Mercedes
Third-Place: Charles Leclerc - Ferrari
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