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Mercedes explain issue behind Bottas' race-ruining pit stop
Ian Parkes Thursday 1 april 2021 11:00 Mercedes has explained the fine margins that exist around a pit stop that ultimately wrecked Valtteri Bottas' Bahrain Grand Prix. When the Finn made his second stop at the end of lap 30 in Sunday's race there remained a slender chance he could challenge team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in his Red Bull for the victory. Article continues under video But then a split-second fault led to Bottas remaining stationary for 10.9secs, which dropped him out of contention and resulted in him finishing over 37 seconds adrift of race-winner Hamilton. Outlining the nuances of how a planned two-second stop can go all wrong in the blink of an eye, Mercedes...
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