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#4 Max Verstappen in Russia
Red Bull were always going to struggle to be quick at the Sochi Autodrom circuit, which makes this performance particularly good. Both Red Bull drivers opted to start at the back of the grid so that they could take new engines.
From 19th, Verstappen was quickly up to 13th by the end of the first lap and continued to wade through the cars ahead at an astonishing rate. Within 8 laps he was fifth and just 19 seconds off the lead!
Running longer than anyone else before the pit stop, he leapt into the lead as the front runners stopped before him. He switched to the ultra-softs for the last 10 laps, when the tyres had nothing left in them.
He smartly cruised behind Raikkonen to pocket a very valuable 10 points from the back of the grid and saving the engine. Immediately after Russia, Red Bull unlocked more potential in their car and Verstappen benefitted from a new engine to notch a win in Mexico.
