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Bottas felt Mercedes “lost pole” in ‘compromised’ Q3
Valtteri Bottas reckons Mercedes had enough to beat Formula 1 rival Ferrari to pole position during Italian Grand Prix qualifying, had it not been for a messy Q3. The Finn saw his first run compromised when Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen crashed ahead of him at the Parabolica, causing him to lift in the final sector before crossing the line just 0.047s down on polesitter Charles Leclerc. Bottas, like most of the remaining Q3 runners, was then unable to complete his final timed-lap of the session when everyone bunched up at the start of the lap, causing farcical scenes as drivers jostled to find the optimal track position in a bid to benefit from the tow. “I think it was compromised for...
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