Valtteri Bottas will no doubt remember his penultimate race with the Mercedes team, for the Finn seized his 67th career podium in F1 only in the final yards of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. In the closing stages of the incident-filled inaugural race in Jeddah, Bottas was locked in a fierce fight with Alpine's Esteban Ocon that concluded on the final lap with an all-out drag race between the pair from the exit of Turn 27 to the chequered flag. For Bottas, the decisive finale capped a race that meandered not only through Jeddah's fast sweeps but also between red flags, yellow flags, safety cars and some wild on-track actions. After a strong start in the wake of Lewis Hamilton, Bottas and his...
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