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Bottas: The car felt nearly undrivable at times
Valtteri Bottas does not appear to be overly enamoured with his Mercedes W12, claiming that the car was 'nearly undrivable' during his long runs. The Finn finished FP1 in third place, before ending FP2 two places back in fifth. Since pre-season testing there has been plenty of discussion about the pace of the Mercedes relative to Red Bull, and it was the Milton Keynes team that looked strong on the first Friday of the 2021 Formula 1 season. As Max Verstappen topped both sessions, Bottas and teammate Lewis Hamilton continued to bemoan the balance of their car, while also admitting that the team had made strides since the three-day test. 'First, the car felt better than in testing,' he said....
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