5 Predictions for 2019 Russian Grand Prix

Bottas sets the fastest lap of the race

F1 Grand Prix of Russia - Bottas will deliver a scorcher of a lap at the race

Prior to arriving at Sochi, a venue where he last triumphed in 2017, Valtteri Bottas suggested that he has some "unfinished business" at Russia. The events of 2018, though, seemed to be clearly favoring Bottas, who was dominating the track position of the race until the halfway stage, which is when he received a message on team radio and from that point on it was Lewis Hamilton all the way.

Few moments have captured the crestfallenness of a racing driver as honestly as seeing Bottas on the podium last year at the Sochi Autodrome, where, in an effort to let Lewis through, the Finn ended up on the second spot.

But this time around, Valtteri, who was keen to register a win, finds himself trailing three strong cars, arguably, also the three fastest-men on the grid, starting with Leclerc, Hamilton, and Vettel in that order.

While Valtteri won't be able to finish on the podium unless someone like Vettel does a racing blunder, he will do well enough to score the fastest lap of the race.