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Wolff: Bottas was catching Russell before the pit stop incident
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has defended Valtteri Bottas' performance at the end of last season, claiming 'the margin between winning and losing is so small' in Formula 1. Bottas won just two races during the 2020 season and came under pressure after George Russell impressed for Mercedes in place of Lewis Hamilton at the Sakhir Grand Prix. The Finn beat Russell to pole position on the shortened layout at the Bahrain International Circuit but was overtaken off the line and had to run in second place for the entire first stint. Russell went into the pits first, with the 31-year-old opting to run longer, but the strategy gamble did not pay off when a safety car saw both drivers brought...
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