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Team orders give Hamilton victory in Sochi

OK, much as we hate these grid penalties, one must admit that they have gone some way to livening up a race that looked likely to be as dull as ditch-water. The prospect of 'birthday' boy Max Verstappen starting from the back and attempting to carve his way through the field, along with teammate Daniel Ricciardo should be worth the price of admission alone. Of course, one of the first obstacles they'll encounter will be Fernando Alonso, who is not known as the Samurai for nothing. Then there are all those drivers who, courtesy of said grid penalties, find themselves at the very front of the grid, almost mixing it with the Ferraris and Mercedes. As if the prospect of Magnussen, Ocon,...
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