Russian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton lamented the fact that overtaking at Sochi Autodrom is so difficult and went as far as suggesting that the organisers look at reversing the layout to improve opportunities for racing.
After his third grand prix triumph at the Olympic venue, Hamilton explained, “It’s a really beautiful place here in Sochi. On a single lap, when you’re on your own it’s cool, but it’s not very good at all for racing."
“You’ve got the really long straight but the characteristics of the circuit mean the first two sectors are quite fast. And the last sector, the rear tyres are so hot, it’s impossible to follow another car, so you can’t even get close to have a run.”
“I was saying in the changing room, they should do it in reverse. Go backwards, go the other way around the track, so you have the slow section first and then the fast sections. I don’t know if it’ll make a difference. But otherwise, they’ve got to change the track to make it more racing-like.”
“You need to be 1.4s faster than the car in front of you – and when you’re racing with someone you’re not 1.4s faster than him – to overtake. There are circuits that have which have a much smaller delta to overtake,” explained the four times F1 World Champion.
Big Question: Would reversing Sochi Autodrom layout be a solution to improve racing at the venue?
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