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Bottas: Mercedes' W09 'not easy to drive at the moment'
Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas says the squad’s W09 is “not an easy car to drive at the moment” but remains adamant it has potential that can be unlocked. Mercedes has yet to win in 2018 and while Bottas topped the opening session in Azerbaijan, he slipped to fourth in second practice, as the leading contenders ran Ultrasofts. Reflecting on Friday’s sessions, Bottas said: “FP1 was better than FP2 because I think we were missing a bit of pace in the second session compared to Ferrari and Red Bull. In full: Azerbaijan GP FP2 results “It was quite difficult to get a lap together, even my best lap today was a bit a messy. It's not an easy car to drive...
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