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Bottas foresaw 'big battle' with Russell before Mercedes blunder
Valtteri Bottas believes a "big battle" between himself and stand-in Mercedes teammate George Russel was in the making in the Sakhir GP before a tyre blunder destroyed his prospects. Bottas failed to hold his own at the start, trailing Russell in the first part of the 87-lap race but gaining ground on the Briton during his second stint. But when both drivers were called in and double-stacked during a Safety Car period on lap 63, it all went wrong, with a communications failure leading to massive confusion in the Mercedes camp. Russell's car was fitted with two front tyres from Bottas' allocation while the Finn was forced to rejoin the race after an agonizing 30-second halt shod...
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