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Massa finished sixth and Bottas ninth in the Belgian GP

Felipe Massa: "It has been a difficult day but to still finish sixth is the main positive we will take away from the weekend." Both cars struggled at the start and lost positions during a difficult first stint. An error at the first round of pitstops for Valtteri Bottas resulted in him being awarded a drive-through penalty and the rest of the race was damage limitation, so a good result to get back into the points. Felipe Massa struggled for pace in the first stint but after the pitstops battled hard to finish sixth. Bob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering: "I am clearly disappointed with what has happened to Valtteri. As a team we have made a mistake, and on behalf of...
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