Perez delighted with sixth place finish

Sergio Perez will leave Sochi as arguably the second happiest man, as the Mexican crossed the line in P6 to continue Force India's incredible run of point finishes.

Russia marked the fourteenth consecutive race that a Force India ended a Grand Prix weekend with points, with Perez driving a solid race to claim eight points for himself and his team.

Along with Perez's haul of points, Esteban Ocon also managed to claim a nice handful, as he took the chequered flag to achieve his highest ever result in Formula 1, a seventh place finish.

"Sixth place feels very satisfying and with Esteban [Ocon] in seventh it has been a really positive day for the team. We’ve consolidated our fourth place in the championship and I’m seventh in the drivers’ championship – which is a tremendous effort from the first four races.

Despite the nice capture of points, Perez was disappointed to miss out on some on-track battles, labelling his day as "boring". 

"The race today was not especially exciting for me because I was always on my own in clean air – chasing the cars ahead and pulling away from the cars behind. So there were no on-track battles and I could simply focus on managing my race and bringing home the points.

"The team did a great job with the strategy – waiting until the right moment to pit and not coming in too soon. Once again, we took all the opportunities that were on the table and we can feel very happy tonight.”

Fergal Walsh