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Vettel: I don't blame Bottas he had no grip

Sebastian Vettel has exonerated Valtteri Bottas after the Mercedes driver nearly punted the German and himself out of contention while battling for second place during the late stages of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. Bottas was running second with wasted tyres, stalked by the Ferrari duo headed by Vettel and teammate Kimi Raikkonen. Bottas drove a superb defensive spell, is boss Toto Wolff hailing the performance as the best yet by the Finn during his two years with the Silver Arrows, but he ran out of ammo to contain the attacks late in the race. With half a dozen laps to go, Vettel pounced as they powered into Turn 2 by going around the outside of the Mercedes, but Bottas kept his...
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