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From ‘worst first lap’ to top five for Bottas
Valtteri Bottas says he is satisfied to have salvaged a top five finish in the Malaysian Grand Prix after suffering a 'worst ever first lap' that dropped him from eighth to a low of 14th. The Finn was shuffled down the order after being baulked by other cars through the opening turns, forcing him well outside the top ten after the opening lap. Nonetheless, he would steadily work his way up the order, coming across Williams team-mate Felipe Massa in the closing stages and mounting an attack that would see him nose ahead with two laps remaining. A pleasing end after such a difficult start, Bottas admits it was probably the worst opening to a race he has ever experienced. “My first lap was...
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