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Bottas' performances "embarrassing" - Villeneuve

Valtteri Bottas's performance in the Brazilian Grand Prix was "embarrassing" and the level of a "number two" driver, says 1997 Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. Bottas claimed his third pole of the season but was passed by Vettel on the opening lap and failed to reclaim the position. He crossed the line 2.7 seconds adrift of Vettel but only 2.7s ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, who started from the pits. "It was a great drive from Vettel, he won it at the start," Villeneuve told Motorsport.com. "He was aggressive. "When you see what the Mercedes was capable of, you just have to look at Lewis and Bottas wasn't up to pace. It's...
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