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Bottas: ‘Hamilton got away with it' at Silverstone

After being hit by a late puncture at the British Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas says Lewis Hamilton was lucky to avoid the same fate. The Mercedes drivers were running in P1 and P2 comfortably for most of the race. However, disaster struck late on when Bottas, trailing Hamilton, suffered a tyre failure with two laps to go. He had to pit and finished just outside the points in P11. Hamilton's tyre meanwhile lasted a lap longer before puncturing and he managed to nurse his car to the finish line and win. Many have praised the Brit for his ability to manage tyres and his skill in completing the last lap with effectively three wheels. Bottas, however, says that his team-mate got away with it....
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