Valtteri Bottas says that he knows he needs to get a good start to Sunday's race in the French Grand Prix if he wants to beat Lewis Hamilton, who took a terrific pole position in France to put himself in the best position to extend his championship lead. Bottas now trails his five time champion teammate by 29 points in the standings and knows he has to limit the gap as Hamilton is so good at taking control of a championship and running away with it. Bottas' final lap in Q3 was messy at best, and he mentioned how the wind direction and speed put him off through the lap. The Finn is now focusing on beating Hamilton off the line to take the lead into the first corner, and he told Sky Sports...
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