Advantage Sebastian Vettel, says deflated Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton believes it is advantage Sebastian Vettel for the Russian Grand Prix after he finished a distant fourth behind his Formula One World Championship rival in practice on Friday. 

The Brit arrived in Sochi seven points adrift of Vettel after the Ferrari driver claimed victory number two of the new season at the last race in Bahrain.

The Mercedes driver has won two of the three races staged in Russia and will be desperate to make amends following his defeat at the Sakhir Circuit to Vettel a fortnight ago. But it was the German, and his resurgent Ferrari team, who appeared on course to strengthen their grip on the new championship after a dominant display at the Sochi Autodrom.