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Bottas: Abu Dhabi slump sums up my year

Valtteri Bottas has said his race day in Abu Dhabi summed up his 2018 season well after he slumped to a P5 finish. Mercedes' hopes of a 1-2 finish at the Yas Marina circuit suddenly unravelled when Bottas fell into the clutches of those behind in the latter stages of the race. Whilst Hamilton powered to an 11th victory of the season, Bottas slid from P2 to P5 with Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo all finding a way past the Finn. Bottas has become the first Mercedes driver since 2012 to go the whole season without a victory, but said a slow puncture was the reason behind his slump down the field in Abu Dhabi. 'I think that race sums up my season pretty well,' Bottas...
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