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"Amazing" first stint won Bottas the race - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel says an "amazing" first stint was key to Valtteri Bottas earning his first Formula 1 victory in the Russian Grand Prix. Bottas started third in his Mercedes but led into Turn 2 after getting the jump on pole-man Vettel and the other Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen. After managing an early safety car, Bottas led comfortably in the opening half of the grand prix, growing his lead to 5.5 seconds at one stage and pitting on lap 27 of 52 with a 2.5s advantage. He then withstood a late charge as Vettel rallied with fresher super-softs to win by 0.6s. "Our start was probably a match with Valtteri," said Vettel. "Maybe he gained a bit of momentum, he had a...
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