[Official] Rate the Grand Prix: Russian Grand Prix 2015

[Born Racer]

What score do you give it?

[Lancsbreaker]

Gave it 7 - don't like the circuit, but there was a certain amount of drama, as well as some good racing, as well as some clumsy stuff. Watching several side-by-side challenges round the hugely long left-hand semi-circular turn 3 certainly impresses!

Never like races ending with the results determined by penalties, but at least 1st and 2nd were clear!

[Paradise City]

The overall track mitigates rather than encourages racing so we kinda got a bit lucky with this one.

6. Bottas did well, Perez too. But alot of the drama was created by clowning around or raw bad luck, so that pushes my score down. Raikkonen had a healthy enough race until he decided to turn himself into a 4 wheeled torpedo and that knocks another point off for me. So 6 is my vote.

[Adam43]

Dreadful. It was better than the majority of races over the last 25 years, but that doesn't mean much.

[Pontlieue]

I gave it a 7. Plenty of action in the midfield, but the battle for the win was over when Rosberg's car broke down.

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

An enjoyable race. Been a good few weeks since I've been able to say that! 7.

[bjohnsonsmith]

I actually thought the start was exciting and then the yellow came out. The restart was good, with s a tremendous overtake by Bottas without DRS and then Rosberg's Mercedes expired.

There were a few battles mid field but it didn't really come alive, until the last two laps. Looking back on it, it was quite an attritional race, with 7 drivers going out. 5

[steve_r]

I gave it an 8. I thought it was good. I seem to be in the minority!

Good close racing, just not for the lead. A few cars out of position, and a few incidents.

[stripedcat]

I gave it a 5. Okay - we were robbed of the Nico versus Lewis battle. However, the Vettel and Kimi stuff was lively - and Bottas coming through - the three way tussle at the end did liven it up. It's no classic for sure - but it wasn't the worst race of the season. The track doesn't lend itself to racing - and it doesn't inspire me.

[F1Pete]

6. I would have rated it higher, but with Bottas failing to look over to the right and turning into Kimi was disappointing.

[TheNo1F1Fan]

8. The final laps were unbelievable IMO between Pérez, Räikkönen and Bottas. If I was a Kimi fan I would have been upset over the last lap incident. But I was not upset, this time I was hoping for Pérez to get a podium finish, and it eventually happened.

[GT6]

so interesting bits but rather dull in places so it gets a 4 from me

[chillibowl]

exceed my low expectations so gave it a 6. there were moments throughout and an interesting final few laps.

also feel the need to say that i think it was completely ridiculous for Putin and co to be in the drivers pre-podium room. is this the new thing FOM is selling?

of course its impossible to completely separate sports and politics...i just think this was a bridge too far.

[Aysedasi]

6. Moderately entertaining. Exciting finish and pleased for Perez but disappointed for Bottas. I do though give Pete 10/10 for his quite remarkable support of the one who was driving the red bumper car! 😉

[Mekola]

Quite the expected results. 7.

[Born Racer]

7. Quite enjoyable to watch as a circuit and a race with a reasonable amount of tension and sense of strategy playing out. Wheel-to-wheel-wise, I liked Sainz verus Ricciardo. I thought Sainz did well to hold on on the inside there and Ricciardo kept it planted around the outside of the long left-hander.