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Bottas: I had a puncture but then I found out I didn't

Although Valtteri Bottas departed Monza with a bigger points haul than title rival and Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, truth is the Finn has only himself to blame for not winning a race that might have turned his way had he not duffed it long before the race even started. The rot on his way to the grid when he went kerb hopping (pictured above) which, in the long run, may well have contributed to his apparent lack of firepower in the race, where he struggled for top speed. Once again, what might have been a lot better, ended up being a rather disappointing fifth place. Speaking to TV reporters, Bottas did not refer to his pre-race antics when he summed up his afternoon, 'That was a...
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