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Bottas says 'clutch-slip' impeded launch off the grid
Valtteri Bottas says "a bit of clutch-slip" impeded his launch off the grid from pole position in Sao Paulo which in turn set the Mercedes driver up for a "nightmare" opening lap. As the winner of Saturday's sprint event, Bottas had the privilege of leading the field on race day, but when the light went out, the Finn was overhauled in short order by Red Bull's Max Verstappen. "I think Max had a really good start, I think mine was, let’s say, average," Bottas said. "I was hoping that would be enough to maintain the lead, but he was ahead of me going into Turn 1. "My issue was a bit of clutch-slip, a bit too much, like the grip was good but just...
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