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Bottas gets grid penalty after 'dangerous' pit-lane spin
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has been handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's Styrian GP for his spin in the pit lane during Friday practice. Determining the incident to be 'dangerous driving in the pit lane', stewards said Bottas had told them he had tried something different to normal - pulling away from the Mercedes pit area in second gear - having lost time on exiting the box in the past. "When BOT pulled away from his designated pit stop position, he lost control of the car when he turned into the fast lane," read a stewards' statement. "He oversteered, spun and came to a stop across the fast lane near the McLaren pits. 1:03 Valtteri Bottas says his spin in the...
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