Valtteri Bottas underlined his status as a genuine contender for this year's world championship when he finished a bold second, from ninth on the grid, in Sunday's British Grand Prix. The Finn, who replaced retired 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg as teammate to Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, is now only 23 points behind championship leader Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari. Hamilton won Sunday's race with a performance of total supremacy from pole to flag and Vettel finished seventh after a late puncture deprived him of a possible podium. 'For us as a team this was a perfect weekend, especially considering the circumstances and where we started today, in ninth place,' said Bottas. 'It's just...
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