Hamilton Wins Chaotic Finnish GP, Vandoorne Injured

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		2:05.839
2	2	Lewis Hamilton		2:06.385
3	30	Dean Stoneman		2:06.388
4	1	Sebastian Vettel		2:06.427
5	33	Einar Ármannsson		2:06.850
6	34	Valtteri Bottas		2:06.852
7	62	Jules Bianchi		2:07.202
8	24	Kevin Magnussen		2:07.390
9	29	Pastor Maldonado		2:07.479
10	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		2:07.650
11	22	Jordan Davies		2:08.255
12	28	Daniel Melrose		2:08.305
13	55	Artem Markelov		2:08.312
14	27	Dave Cassidy		2:08.382
15	32	Alexander Albon		2:08.562
16	23	Pierre Gasly		2:08.750
17	31	Romain Grosjean		2:08.858
18	66	Pascal Wehrlein		2:09.099
19	56	Sergey Sirotkin		2:09.341
20	91	Max Verstappen		2:09.409
21	90	Daniel Ricciardo		2:09.686
22	67	Mike Rockenfeller		2:09.935
23	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		2:09.940
24	119	Felix Rosenqvist		2:10.287
25	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		2:10.425
26	6	Santiago Urrutia		2:10.502

Report:

Motorsport is always a dangerous thing: everyone taking part in a Formula 1 race is aware of that fact. However, today we were painfully reminded of that fact when Stoffel Vandoorne suffered a broken leg in a tragic accident after the suspension of his Haas-Judd broke under braking.

Outside of that tragic accident, a fun race unfolded at first: Diego Torrente, who absolutely scorched the Earth in qualifying, had a brilliant fight with the two Caterham drivers, which first saw him fight with Lewis Hamilton who jumped him at the start and Sebastian Vettel, who was the main rival after the stops.

However, said rival ended up ruining his race, running into the Spaniard and taking him out. This, combined with a later error by Vettel, left Hamilton with the victory. Sauber were again well behind the two works-supported efforts, but Vettel’s penalty for the DAT accident meant that Maldonado’s championship lead increased.

Teams struggled with reliability and driver errors, which means that some minor teams had their chance at scoring points. BR Mansell and Red Bull Racing took advantage of that chance, having a classic fight for ninth which ended with Pascal Wehrlein finishing ahead of Artem Markelov.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	2	Lewis Hamilton		50:29.005	15
2	30	Dean Stoneman		+12.897	12
3	29	Pastor Maldonado		+16.499	10
4	1	Sebastian Vettel		+24.968*	8
5	33	Einar Ármannsson		+35.332	6
6	27	Dave Cassidy		+65.584	5
7	24	Kevin Magnussen		+67.979	4
8	23	Pierre Gasly		+69.039	3
9	66	Pascal Wehrlein		+77.088	2
10	55	Artem Markelov		+77.861	1
11	91	Max Verstappen		+91.597	0
12	90	Daniel Ricciardo		+92.368	0
13	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		+101.392	0
14	32	Alexander Albon		+113.905	0
15	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		+122.034	0
16	67	Mike Rockenfeller		+125.521	0
DNF	31	Romain Grosjean		Engine	0
DNF	119	Felix Rosenqvist		Accident	0
DNF	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		Collision	0
DNF	28	Daniel Melrose		Accident	0
DNF	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		Suspension	0
DNF	62	Jules Bianchi		Accident	0
DNF	34	Valtteri Bottas		Accident	0
DNF	6	Santiago Urrutia		Transmission	0
DNF	56	Sergey Sirotkin		Engine	0
DNF	22	Jordan Davies		Accident	0

Fastest Lap:

Sebastian Vettel – 2:08.147

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Pascal Wehrlein – even though Red Bull’s advantage lies in their engine power, he scored points.

Reject Of The Race:

Sebastian Vettel – had a major chance to get even closer to Maldonado’s lead, but made lots of avoidable mistakes.