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Story of the race: 48 laps of tedium for four laps of excitement

ESPN rounds up the major talking points from the Russian Grand Prix after Valtteri Bottas took the first win of his F1 career.

Shock: After 48 laps of tedium, it was something of a surprise to see some genuine excitement towards the end of the Russian Grand Prix. A lock up by Valtteri Bottas on lap 39 gave Sebastian Vettel a sniff of victory and in the last four laps the Ferrari closed to within a second of the lead. That made for an incredibly tense finish as Bottas knew any further mistakes would cost him his first victory in F1, but the Finn held his nerve with a little help from former teammate Felipe Massa (who made life a little bit easier for Bottas than Vettel when the leaders came to lap him on the final lap).