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Inside Line: The day Wolff barked and Bottas jumped

'Come on Valtteri, overtake these cars,' barked Toto Wolff in Valtteri Bottas' earphones during the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix, and as if suddenly switched on, the Mercedes driver scythed his way through the field, looking set for third place, until fate decided otherwise. Personally, I was astounded by how that command galvanized the Finn on Sunday night at Losail. After qualifying third on Saturday, shenanigans during a yellow-flag period late in Q3 earned him a three-place grid penalty. From fifth on the grid, things got substantially worse after the start, Bottas explained after the race: 'I struggled on the formation lap to get temperature into the tyres and then being on the dirty side of...
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