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Bottas cautious of Red Bull threat despite table-topping pace

Sam Hall Friday 16 April 2021 18:00 Valtteri Bottas fears Red Bull still has pace in hand over Mercedes despite the Finn topping both Friday practice sessions at Imola. Bottas set the early pace at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, pipping team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 0.010secs to set the fastest time of the opening day with an effort of one minute 15.551s. Article continues under video A thorn in the side of Mercedes' dominance is the unknown pace of Max Verstappen and Red Bull after a driveshaft issue forced the Dutchman to retire from FP2 after only five laps. “The midfield and the front end looks really close," said Bottas. "We definitely didn’t see the best out of Red Bull...
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