SOCHI, Russia -- Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits he has a "tricky decision" to make ahead of the Russian Grand Prix after seeing championship leader Lewis Hamilton qualify behind teammate Valtteri Bottas.
Bottas beat Hamilton to his second pole position of the season by just 0.145s as the pair locked out the front row of the grid ahead of the Ferrari's of Sebastian Vettel -- Hamilton's only title rival -- and Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton leads Vettel by 40 points with just six races remaining, while Raikkonen and Bottas are all but mathematically out of championship contention.
In a similar situation at the Italian Grand Prix, Raikkonen beat Vettel to pole and the latter then lost second position to Hamilton at the second chicane.