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Mercedes explain F1 power loss issue that cost Bottas five seconds
Bottas bounced back from a disastrous race at Imola to take pole position and lead the opening stages of Sunday’s third round of the season in Portugal, before he eventually slipped to third having been passed by teammate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Bottas was able to close back up to Verstappen once his Hard tyres had got up to temperature following his pit stop before he reported a loss of power that ultimately dashed his hopes of catching the Dutchman. The Finn dropped five seconds to Verstappen over the course of two laps before Mercedes was able to get the issue back under control, by which time the gap had grown too large to overturn. “That was unfortunate,...
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