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Bottas against ‘unfair' reverse grid races
Valtteri Bottas has backed Mercedes' stance against reverse grid races, saying he prefers 'fair racing'. With Formula 1 facing at least two, if not three, double header races this season, the sport's bosses had proposed running reverse grid races on the second Saturday. However, in order to change a race weekend format, all 10 teams had to agree to the idea. Mercedes said no. The Brackley squad's motorsport boss, Toto Wolff, explained his stand. 'I believe that F1 is a meritocracy – best man in best machine wins,' he said. 'We don’t need a gimmick to turn the field around to create more exciting racing. 'Number two, I know it from touring car racing, that strategies become a very...
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