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Bottas hit with three-place grid penalty for pit lane spin

Valtteri Bottas shrugged off questions about his pit lane spin during FP2 for the Styrian Grand Prix, stating that it was a 'normal mistake' after Mercedes had 'tried something different'. The Finn endured a tough session as he could only manage to go 12th fastest, with the error costing Bottas a three-place grid penalty following an investigation by the race stewards. NEWS: Valtteri receives a three-place grid penalty for pit lane spin. pic.twitter.com/ZnY621Ysws — Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) June 25, 2021 Bottas had set the best times in sector one and two during FP1, but failed to make the sort of progress he would have wanted during the afternoon session at a...
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