London — Valtteri Bottas won the Russian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday after teammate and Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton picked up time penalties for infringements before the race had even started.

Hamilton, who had started on pole position in Sochi hoping for a 91st victory to equal Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s record, finished third behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen...

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