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Mercedes 'let Bottas down' - Wolff
Sam Hall Monday 3 May 2021 08:30 Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff conceded the team had 'let Valtteri Bottas down' after a sensor issue caused his W12 to enter a safety mode whilst hunting down Max Verstappen. Bottas started the Portuguese Grand Prix on pole and led comfortably in the early stages before team-mate Lewis Hamilton conjured a stunning move around the outside of turn one on lap 20. Article continues under video Keen to extend the opening stint of the race on medium tyres, Red Bull caught Mercedes with the undercut to relegate Bottas to third behind Verstappen. Wolff said: "We lost the undercut, that was unfortunate, and then we let him down with the engine that went...
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