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Sochi Sunday Review: Full credit to Bottas

At a time when the two dominant figures in F1 have made winning a matter of course, Valtteri Bottas showed just how special a single victory can be. 82 races, 27 years, and four months under the Mercedes microscope – however you cut it, this has been a long time coming for Bottas. All that expectation was clearly weighing on the Finn, and now it’s been lifted. His two-word remark as he crossed the finish line perfectly summed it up: “F*ck me”. That said, it wasn’t the most exciting of races. Bottas won it at the start and spent the rest of the afternoon hanging onto his lead like it was the last bottle of vodka. The Ferrari was clearly the faster car once they’d all pitted for...
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