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Bottas: I didn't quite have the pace in Brazil
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has claimed "he didn't quite have the pace" in the Brazilian Grand Prix, with the Finn finishing fifth at Interlagos. Bottas started the day in third place after an impressive qualifying from Mercedes, and the Finnish driver made a huge start to the race; overtaking Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to slot in behind his team-mate Lewis Hamilton. However, Red Bull's Max Verstappen managed to overtake Bottas, who was clearly struggling with overheating tyres on the supersoft Pirellis. Vettel was called in for his second pitstop by Ferrari and Mercedes covered this by calling Bottas in again, meaning a P5 finish for Bottas. Mercedes achieved 35 points,...
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