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Bottas fears Ferrari ‘straight-line speed'
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas fears that Ferrari will enjoy an enormous advantage in China due to their superior straight-line speed. The Chinese Grand Prix and the following race in Azerbaijan represent high-power circuits, and Bottas believes the team must work hard to neutralise what has been claimed as Ferrari's secret to their pace – their speed on the straights. The Silver Arrows comfortably outperformed their rivals in Australia with Bottas taking the win and leading a Mercedes one-two, before they completed another one-two in Bahrain, but only because of Charles Leclerc's engine issues. Mercedes had been soundly beaten for pace by the Scuderia throughout the weekend, and Bottas...
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