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Bottas backed Mercedes' call to stay out

Valtteri Bottas says he was on the same page as Mercedes when it came to the decision to leave him out on the track while those around him pitted behind the Safety Car at Silverstone. Bottas was leading the grand prix when Mercedes decided not to come in for a second stop when the Safety Car was brought out for Marcus Ericsson's crash. However, those around him, especially Sebastian Vettel, did pit for new tyres. And while Bottas did his level best to hold off the charging Ferrari, Vettel eventually got him and the win. Bottas finished P4 as he also lost out to Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen. He, however, says at the time it felt like the right decision. 'At that point just before the...
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