Lewis Hamilton won the 2021 Russian Grand Prix after rain had the final say in the eventual outcome. With five laps remaining, the sky's opened up, forcing drivers to change their strategies with a handful of laps remaining.
Lando Norris started on pole for the first time in his F1 career and was largely in the lead through to lap 51 of 53. As the rain played havoc, he spun off the track allowing Lewis Hamilton to pass him and win in Sochi, the 100th race victory of his career.
"It's taken a long time to get to 100 and at times, I wasn't sure it would come. Lando did such an amazing job, he had incredible pace. It was bittersweet to see my old team ahead. The team made a great call right at the end, I didn't want to let Lando go but again I didn't know what the weather was doing," said Hamilton.
Final Results:
Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen
Carlos Sainz
Daniel Ricciardo
Valtteri Bottas
Fernando Alonso
Lando Norris
Kimi Räikkönen
Sergio Perez
George Russell
Lance Stroll
Sebastian Vettel
Pierre Gasly
Esteban Ocon
Charles Leclerc
Antonio Giovinazzi
Yuki Tsunoda
Nikita Mazepin
Nicholas Latifi
Mick Schumacher
Check out the race report from formula1.com: