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Bottas blocked media coverage after Sakhir disappointment

Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas tried to block out negative media coverage and social media reaction following his disappointing Sakhir Grand Prix performance. Despite starting the race from pole position, Bottas was outpaced in the race by George Russell, who was deputising for Lewis Hamilton. After Russell shot into an easy lead, both Mercedes drivers dropped into the midfield following a botched attempt to double stack them in the pits. A Safety Car deployment triggered a late call to pit both Mercedes, but the team fumbled amid a radio transmission error and mixed up the tyres for both cars. The front medium tyres allocated for Bottas were fitted to Russell’s car, while Bottas was...
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