Valtteri Bottas failed to put a point on the board in Abu Dhabi, but the Finn commended his Alfa Romeo team for its sacrifice strategy and for prioritizing its P6 position in the Constructors' championship versus Aston Martin. Alfa held only a four-point lead in the standings against Team Silverstone before Sunday's season finale at Yas Marina. But with an estimated $12 million at stake – the difference between sixth and seventh in the championship – the Hinwil squad and its drivers set out knew where their priorities lay. Alfa's game plan called for Bottas and teammate Zhou Guanyu, not to beat their Aston rivals, but to hinder their progress as much as possible early on to limit their...
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