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Bottas blames ‘damp' track for Q3 crash
Valtteri Bottas has said a 'damp' part of the track was to blame for his sudden crash which resulted in an early exit from Q3. Drivers were preparing for their first hot laps of Q3 when Bottas took too much kerb on the entry to Turn 1 and was forced wide at the immediate second turn. The Finn lost control on the exit and slammed into the barrier, racking up a serious amount of damage to his W09 in the process. 'I used a bit more of the track on the exit of Turn 1,' Bottas explained in the paddock. 'I went a bit too wide and just a bit surprised [with what happened next]. 'I think the track was still a little damp from the rain we had previously. 'I lost the rear of the car and tried to...
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