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Valtteri Bottas rues 'tricky' Free Practice 1
After fuel system and suspension issues plagued his morning, Valtteri Bottas has said that there is more for Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport to unlock going into the thick of the Australian Grand Prix weekend. Despite the problems, Bottas finished the morning second, half a second adrift of team-mate Lewis Hamilton. In the afternoon, the Finn fell behind Aston Martin Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen, yet managed to close the gap to Hamilton by three-tenths of a second after surviving an excursion into the gravel trap at the slippery Turn 3, caused by a lock-up. Bottas insisted that the issues discovered in a 'tricky' morning session were minor and was encouraged by the feeling of the car...
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