Refusing to let Lando Norris shoulder all the blame for tyre call, McLaren boss, Andreas Seidl insists it was a team decision.
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Losing out on what appeared certain to be his maiden Grand Prix win, Lando Norris admits to being devastated.
Today's post-race press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz.
There were tricky calls to be made at the end of the race when it started raining, and that's never easy. Unfortunately, it didn't work out on Lando's side today.
Carlos had a great weekend, both yesterday in qualifying and today in the race and third place is a nice reward for all the hard work.
It's a good result, a reward for the job we have done so far and a confidence boost ahead of the next race.
Those final few laps were so intense, but we managed to make the right calls and lead the field across the finish line.
To add to his Sochi woes, Lando Norris has been given a reprimand after crossing the white line at the pit entrance during today's Russian Grand Prix.
Lance Stroll has been handed a 10s time penalty for colliding with Pierre Gasly in the final closing stages of today's Grand Prix.
The Sochi Autodrom is always a challenging place to race and we are pleased with our return on what could've been a very difficult weekend.
Ultimately, it was the intermediate tyre that made the difference, with the teams able to use their experience from a wet qualifying to extract the maximum performance when it mattered.