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Bottas out in Monaco as Mercedes pit woes return

Valtteri Bottas entered the pits but did not come back out at the Monaco Grand Prix following further Mercedes issues. The Finn had been comfortably maintaining P2 in Monaco, yet unable to make a real impression against leader Max Verstappen. It was at the pit stop then where Mercedes needed to make the difference for Bottas as he looked to ditch the soft tyres. They sure succeeded in changing the race for their driver, but not in a good way. Instead Bottas was left stuck in his pit box with the front-right tyre stuck onto the axel. 'The wheel nut machined onto the axel as we attempted the pit stop, meaning the wheel cannot be changed,' Mercedes confirmed. 'The wheel nut will not come...
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