Click here for mahbx.com♚'s full live text commentary of the 2019 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix from Sochi. 

Formula 1 heads to Russia for rouཧnd 15 of the 2019 season, the Russian Grand Prix, which takes place at the 5.848km Sochi Autodrom. 

Ferrari heads int⭕o the weekend off the back of three consecutive victories at Spa, Monza and Singapore and is looking to make it four wins in a row for the first time since the 2008 season, following its surprise one-two fℱinish in Singapore. 

Mercedes will be looking to bounce back and return to winning ways after a frustrati🀅ng result in Singapore. The reigning world champion squad has not won a race since before Formula 1's summer break at the Hungarian Grand Prix. 

Russia has proved a happy♔ hunting ground for Mercedes since its introduction to the calendar in 2014, with the German manufacturer dominating the event, winning all five races since the s♔tart of the V6 hybrid era in 2014. 

Mercedes is set to face its toughest test ღyet if it is to keep its 100 percent unbeaten record in tact𝔉 at Sochi, with the emerging threat of the revitalised Ferrari team, which has hit a purple patch of form. 

Formula 3 and Formula 2 return to ac💃tion this weekend in Russia to support Formula 1 - the Formula 2 title could be sealed as early as this weekend. 

The final 60-minute pract🌜ice session begins at 1200 local time (1000 BST), before qualifying takes plac🎉e later this afternoon at 1500 local time (1300).