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Bottas reveals Mercedes got their calculations wrong in Austria
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has said his team had gotten the calculations wrong in terms of projected lap times of the Silver Arrows, as the Finn barely hung onto third place from the charging Sebastian Vettel. The two cars of the German team shared the second starting row, with Bottas leading teammate Lewis Hamilton, and both gained a place because of the horrendous start of eventual race-winner Max Verstappen. However, as the race went on, the pace dropped off quite quickly, with Hamilton also sustaining front wing damage. He dropped to fifth after the first stint while Bottas was a sitting duck for the rapid Verstappen, who overtook the 29-year-old for P2. Bottas managed to bring...
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