- Lap-by-lap updates from Sochi, race starts 12.10pm BST
- Lewis Hamilton on pole as he bids to match Schumacher
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No news on Hamilton either way, which we must assume is good news. The drivers’ championship leader, and world champion, starts on pole position for the race. Unless a serious curveball is thrown in the next five minutes.
Regardless of Hamilton’s attempt to match Schumacher’s 91 wins, one piece of history will definitely be made today: the Finn Raikkonen will draw level with the Rubens Barrichello’s all-time record of 322 race starts.