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Bottas surprised that Wolff partly blamed him for pit stop problem
Article To news overview © Mercedes Valtteri Bottas admits he was suprised that Mercedes appeared to suggest that an error on his behalf partly contributed to his pit stop debacle at the Monaco Grand Prix. The Finn was forced to retire from the race when mechanics were unable to remove the front right tyre on his car due to a wheel nut becoming lodged in. Team principal Toto Wolff went on to partly blame Bottas for where he had positioned the car in the pit box. "Valtteri stopped a little too early," Wolff told Auto Motor und Sport. "This meant that the mechanic had to apply the impact wrench at an angle. The awkward angle damaged the wheel nut and we couldn't bring it...
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