– Valtteri Bottas says he hopes Monaco proves to be Mercedes' "worst weekend" of the season, as neither he nor team-mate Lewis Hamilton finished on the podium.Bottas started from third place on the grid and retained his position across the opening stint, closely pursued by Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo.Verstappen triggered the pit sequence by stopping first, with Bottas responding a lap later, but both emerged from the pit lane behind the yet-to-stop Carlos Sainz Jr.Ricciardo stayed out for additional laps and when he made his sole stop, he came out in third place, ahead of Bottas and Verstappen, with their positions maintained for the remainder of the...
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