SOCHI, Russia -- Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen have downplayed the prospect of Ferrari team orders dictating the outcome of the Russian Grand Prix after Ferrari's stunning one-two in qualifying.
Ferrari secured a front-row lockout for the first time since 2008 in Russia by beating Mercedes pair Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in qualifying. With Ferrari top of the constructors' and Vettel leading Hamilton in the drivers' championship by seven points and with strategy options limited around Sochi due to limited tyre degradation levels, it seems like a perfect opportunity to extend the points gap in both.