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Bottas fastest in Imola second practice as technical failure strikes Verstappen

Article To news overview © Mercedes Valtteri Bottas underlined Mercedes' pace at the Emilia Romagna GP after topping the second practice session in Imola. Bottas led a Mercedes 1-2 with Lewis Hamilton just 0.010 seconds slower than the Finn. Unusually, both Mercedes drivers set their fastest lap times on the slower medium tyre compound rather than the soft tyres. The other major story from Friday was Max Verstappen coming to a halt on the main straight. Verstappen said "something snapped on the rear" of the car on the exit of the final turn. Red Bull believe it was a suspected drive shaft failure which brought Verstappen to a stoppage after just five laps of running. Teammate...
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