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Lewis Hamilton penalty hands Russian Grand Prix win to Valtteri Bottas

Lewis Hamilton’s quest for the all-time record of Formula 1 wins was put on hold when he was hit with penalties at the Russian Grand Prix.

Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas dominated after the world champion was given a 10-second penalty for doing two illegal practice starts.

Hamilton was initially given two penalty points to put him two away from an automatic one-race ban.

But these were later rescinded on the basis the team were at fault.

Bottas’ victory meant he cut Hamilton’s championship lead to 44 points.

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