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Mercedes must take the blame for Bottas slump - Lauda

Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda says that the team must shoulder the responsibility for Valtteri Bottas' struggles in the latter half of the 2017 season. The Finn started the year well despite his short-notice signing after Nico Rosberg's retirement at the end of last year. He picked up two pole positions and won two Grand Prix races before the summer break. But Bottas has been frustrated in the last few races. He has been unable to find the sort of form that has propelled team mate Lewis Hamilton to the top of the world championship standings. However Lauda insists that it's the car that is to blame, not Bottas. "There is something wrong aerodynamically or mechanically," he told...
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