Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas claimed his first chequered flag of the season to win the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday as Max Verstappen reclaimed the lead in the title race.

Valtteri Bottas wins Turkish Grand Prix as Max Verstappen reclaims F1 championship lead

Lewis Hamilton qualified quickest for the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday (October 9) but a 10-place grid penalty for the Formula One championship leader meant Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas took pole position.

Turkish GP: Valtteri Bottas gets pole as fastest driver Lewis Hamilton takes grid penalty

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pipped Valtteri Bottas to top the timesheets in Friday’s opening Formula One practice session for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton made a quiet return to action.

Verstappen edges Bottas in Abu Dhabi practice as Hamilton makes quiet return

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has claimed the ninth victory of his career after winning the Russian Grand Prix making his teammate Lewis Hamilton wait to equal Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Grand Prix triumphs.

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Kimi Raikkonen bagged his first pole position since 2009

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Bottas, in a Mercedes, jumped into the lead from third in the grid and never ceded his place

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Bottas clocked a best lap of one minute and 28.769 seconds in the final seconds

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Double world champion Fernando Alonso continued to struggle, with his McLaren car 3.7 seconds off the fastest time

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