F1 : VALTTERI BOTTAS WINS RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX !

F1 : VALTTERI BOTTAS WINS RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX !

Valtteri Bottas needed 81 hard attempts, before he did it.

And, his sweet day finally came at Sochi, in Russia.

His first ever win in Formula 1.

As they say, the the first . . should be the sweetest.

BREAKING: @ValtteriBottas claims his maiden #F1 win 👏🏻 #RussianGP 🇷🇺 pic.twitter.com/AeYFVpJ2L8
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 30, 2017

A first ever win in #F1 👏
📻 BOT: "**** me. Quite a while eh?!? 81 races. But worth the wait!"#RussianGP 🇷🇺 pic.twitter.com/Fw4xTQ2jSv
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 30, 2017

REPORT: A nail-biting first win for @ValtteriBottas >> https://t.co/S6H9HfAAqy #RussianGP 🇷🇺 #F1 pic.twitter.com/O49I2RC7gD
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 30, 2017

Vettel: "I tried everything. Big congrats to @valtteribottas. It's his day." #RussianGP #F1 #Formula1 #Bottas #Vettel #Ferrari #Mercedes
A post shared by FORMULA 1® (@f1) on Apr 30, 2017 at 7:08am PDT

Huge congratulations to @ValtteriBottas 🍾💪🎉 Your #F1DriverOfTheDay #RussianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/81S46lYsFm
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 30, 2017

After 81 attempts, Valtteri Bottas wins first ever F1 race #RussianGP: https://t.co/Dl9sdDCr3Q pic.twitter.com/SZLuckJTtt
— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) April 30, 2017

A new meaning to the phrase "soaking up the atmosphere" 🍾😣😀#RussianGP 🇷🇺 pic.twitter.com/NWQbKDOuzv
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 30, 2017

Valtteri Bottas is a Grand Prix winner at the 81st attempt.
Full story ➡️ https://t.co/HTx2r0pKUs #bbcf1 #RussianGP 🇷🇺 pic.twitter.com/n3U0UEuRPg
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) April 30, 2017

From Russia with love.
If you missed any of the #RussianGP 🇷🇺 action never fear, get the full low-down ➡️ https://t.co/owxRG48jcY #bbcf1 pic.twitter.com/Zc09rjU3lL
— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) April 30, 2017

Three things to watch at the #RussianGP: @ValtteriBottas hopes his first #F1 win will be one of them... pic.twitter.com/KnsNOekKmw
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 30, 2017

Sorry Tony 🍾😅 @ValtteriBottas #RussianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/ZiDgOFy0KI
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) April 30, 2017

107th different winner of an #F1 race
5th from Finland 🇫🇮
First Finnish winner since 🇦🇺 2013
Soak it up, @ValtteriBottas 🙌#RussianGP 🇷🇺 pic.twitter.com/SLZprvFrHJ
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 30, 2017

Sending a huge congrats to my teammate, @ValtteriBottas, on his very first @F1 Grand Prix win! Great job! #repost @F1 @mercedesamgf1 pic.twitter.com/2OTWU6Yjay
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) April 30, 2017

Achievement unlocked 👊. Victory #1 for @ValtteriBottas. @MercedesAMGF1 #RussianGP🇷🇺 pic.twitter.com/LsAaQNn0z9
— PUMA Motorsport (@pumamotorsport) April 30, 2017

Sending a huge congrats to my teammate, Valtteri, on his very first @F1 Grand Prix win! Great job! #repost @F1 @mercedesamgf1
A post shared by Lewis Hamilton (@lewishamilton) on Apr 30, 2017 at 7:08am PDT

3-way (or even 4-way) title race coming up? 23 pts between top 3 after 4 races - smallest gap since 2012 #F1 #Formula1 #RussianGP
A post shared by FORMULA 1® (@f1) on Apr 30, 2017 at 7:59am PDT

@valtteribottas одержал победу на Гран-при России, ставшего 960-ым в истории Формулы 1! Себастьян Феттель финишировал вторым, с отставанием всего лишь в 0,617 секунды, а его напарник Кими Райкконен замкнул тройку призеров на подуиме! Российский гонщик @danydk1 финирошал на 12 месте. #RussianGP #F1Sochi #sochiautodrom #grandprix #f1 #formula1 #formulaone @valtteribottas has won the Russian Grand Prix, which became the 960th in the Formula 1 history! Sebastian Vettel finished second, by just 0,617 seconds, while his teammate Kimi Raikkonen was third! Russian driver @danydk1 finished P12.
A post shared by FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX (@sochiautodrom) on Apr 30, 2017 at 7:18am PDT

Congratulations to my fellow countrymen, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen! It has been 9yrs since 2 Finns finished in the top 3. Happy "Vappu" to everyone! 🇫🇮 🇫🇮 🏆 #F1 #Sochi #grandprix #kimiraikkonen #valtteribottas #ferrari #mercedes #podium #vappu #mayday #formula1 #formulaone #russia #vettel
A post shared by Mika Salo (@mikasaloofficial) on Apr 30, 2017 at 7:14am PDT