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Valtteri Bottas pleased with Thursday's race simulation programme
Valtteri Bottas said that he was pleased to do his first race simulation in the new Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport W09 EQ Power+, as the German team sided against troubling the top of the field. Like team-mate Lewis Hamilton, Bottas's fastest time was set on the medium compound tyres, as the Finn finished fractionally ahead of Hamilton in eighth, completing 97 laps. Bottas said that race simulations are the most useful programmes in winter testing, saying that you can explore different lines and approaches over the long distances. 'Today was one of those days that you learn the most from as a driver,' Bottas mused. 'For the first time this year, I did a race simulation with a proper race...
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