House of Hamilton and "fighter": 5 reasons to see the GP of Russia

Hamilton made the party in Russia last year

The three victories of Nico Rosberg in the first three steps do not tell the whole story of the Formula 1 season so far: far more crowded than last year, the races come knocking overtaking records and the expectation is no different for the GP of Russia, in this weekend.

Held in Sochi, on the Black Sea, the proof comes in its third edition promises more excitement than in 2014 and 2015. This is because the Pirelli supersoft tires will take in addition to the soft and medium, opening the chance of adopting more strategies bold.

But the most interested in running as soon as Russia is Lewis Hamilton: English, which is 36 points Mercedes-mate, Nico Rosberg, never lost in Sochi.

Check out 5 reasons not to miss the GP of Russia:

1. The 'home' of Hamilton: Lewis Hamilton is the first to recognize that needs to start taking advantage of Rosberg in the championship as soon as possible. And the Russian GP could not be a better opportunity. After all, English is undefeated in Sochi circuit and won the two races that ran there. It remains only to avoid confusion at the first corner, which brought him important points here.

2. Season of exceedances: With its long straights, the Sochi circuit should be the scene of another overtaking stuffed proof. Due mainly to the new rule that releases the choice of compounds and increases the range of strategies, the 2016 season had on average so far, over 200% more overtaking than the previous.

3. More power for Ferrari: Problems turbo have limited the use of the maximum power of the power unit of Ferrari in the first tests. However, it is expected that the Italian team take the Sochi an update that resolves the problem. If so, some say in Maranello that the gain can be up to 0s5 around, putting the team in the glue Mercedes.

4. Different strategies on the edge: the disclosure of the tire compound choices made by the teams indicates that the pointers can choose different paths in the race. Ferrari gambled on soft compound (have 6 games), while Mercedes and Williams have chosen to give priority to the supersoft (eight and nine games, respectively) and Red Bull did most risked, with only two sets of soft tires and 10 supersoft for each pilot.

5. F-1 version fighter plane: the eve of the deadline for setting the rules for the 2017 championship, when it should be introduced some kind of protection for the head of the drivers, Red Bull can test in Russia, its version of 'fighter plane'. The team tries to convince the FIA ​​that their solution is better than the tested by Ferrari in February, called halo.

Russia's GP activities begin on Friday with free practice from 4am and 8am by GMT. The third free practice will be at 6 am on Saturday. The classification starts at 9 am and the start will be at 9 am Sunday.