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Hakkinen highlights the important quality Hamilton showed in Sochi

Article To news overview © Pirelli Two-time World Champion Mika Hakkinen has praised Lewis Hamilton for displaying tremendous patience en route to victory at the Russian Grand Prix. Hamilton won the Sochi race, having only taken the lead with three laps to go after a call from Mercedes to swap him to the Intermediate tyre as the rain started to fall. Race leader Lando Norris opted to stay out on slicks, a decision that ultimately proved to be the wrong one. Having bided his time during the Grand Prix behind the leading McLaren, Hakkinen praised Hamilton for his composed win to make it a round 100 victories to his name. "Lewis Hamilton used all his natural speed and experience to take...
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