Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes “found a different kind of stability” with its W08 in Monza, which allowed the Silver Arrows to thoroughly dominate the Italian Grand Prix. Having started fourth and seen off an early challenge from the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen, Bottas fought through to finish four seconds behind race-winning teammate Lewis Hamilton, capping off a dominant Mercedes showing. The pair's nearest rival, Ferrari's erstwhile points leader Sebastian Vettel, finished more than half a minute behind the Finn despite running the same strategy as the Mercedes cars. On the podium, Hamilton said the W08 was "a dream to drive" in the race, while Bottas labelled the car's pace...
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