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Bottas pit problem gave Norris 2020 podium flashbacks

Sam Hall Monday 29 march 2021 13:29 Lando Norris claimed to have flashbacks to his podium in last year's Formula 1 season-opening race when Valtteri Bottas suffered a lengthy delay at his final pit stop. Norris finished one position shy of the top three in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix but the McLaren driver revealed a problem for Bottas had given him a brief moment of hope he might pick up his second piece of F1 silverware. Bottas, who finished third, completed his final pit stop of the race on lap 31 of the 56 but a problem with the right-front meant he was stationary for 10.9secs, more than eight seconds longer than would normally be expected. “I was hoping that was him out of the race...
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