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Bottas unhappy with 'not normal' Mercedes strategy

Valtteri Bottas made no secret of his dissatisfaction with the Mercedes approach to today's Bahrain Grand Prix, and a costly mistake in pit lane that left him out of the climactic battle for victory between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Bottas finished in third place behind the pair, but felt that the team should have been more ambitious with its strategy. "It was good, but I am disappointed. “It’s disappointing for sure," he explained. "The team got good points, which is a good thing, but from my side the strategy was too much on the defensive side instead of attacking. Read more: Hamilton hangs on to beat Verstappen in thrilling season opener "I’m quite...
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