Russian GP: (L to R): Dmitry Kozak, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Andrey Kostin, President and Chairman of VTB, James Allison, Mercedes AMG F1 Technical Director, Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes AMG F1, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 and Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari on the podium
(L to R): Dmitry Kozak, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Andrey Kostin, President and Chairman of VTB, James Allison, Mercedes AMG F1 Technical Director, Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes AMG F1, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 and Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari on the podium