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Wolff says team had no strategy to help frustrated Bottas
Valtteri Bottas was unhappy with Mercedes' strategy in Bahrain, but team boss Toto Wolff defended the Brackley squad insisting it lacked alternatives to help the Finn's cause. Bottas finished third in Sunday's season opening round in Sakhir, well adrift from teammate and race winner Lewis Hamilton and runner-up Max Verstappen. From third on the grid, the Finn lost a position to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc at the start. But the Mercedes driver eventually recouped the spot. However, any hopes of gaining ground on the leading duo were quashed mid-race by a lengthy second pitstop. The Finn subsequently felt that his team had simply been too defensive in its strategy, a choice he said was...
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