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Bottas: Bahrain GP has highlighted Mercedes' weaknesses

Valtteri Bottas says his defeat to Sebastian Vettel at the Bahrain Grand Prix has “opened Mercedes’ eyes” to the weaknesses on its 2018 Formula 1 car.  Mercedes struggled for pace in the hot temperatures throughout the weekend in Bahrain and was unable to challenge Ferrari in qualifying as the Scuderia locked out the front-row of the Sakhir grid.  But a fast start enabled Bottas to jump Kimi Raikkonen on the run to Turn 1, while an alternative strategy from Mercedes allowed the Finn to close in on race-leader Vettel in the final stages of Sunday’s race.  Bottas ultimately finished just 0.6s behind Vettel on the run to the line, having been unable to find a way past the German...
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