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Verstappen victory a "wake-up call" for Mercedes - Bottas
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has warned his team it faces a "wake-up call" from Red Bull after Max Verstappen's dominant victory in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Pole-sitter Verstappen beat Bottas by 16 seconds after leading from lights-to-flag at the Yas Marina Circuit as Mercedes had no answer for the Dutch driver's pace. Article continues under video After being left stunned by Verstappen's performance over the weekend, the Finn has now insisted Mercedes must keep its wits about them ahead of next season. "They were surprisingly good," said Bottas. "Alex [Albon] was really close to Lewis [Hamilton] at the end so we just didn't have the pace. "I...
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