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Williams: Bottas over worst of it with back injury
Rob Smedley says Valtteri Bottas is “definitely” over the worst of it and that his back injury shouldn't be an issue for the rest of the season. Bottas returned to action in Malaysia last weekend and finished fifth with a late pass on team-mate Felipe Massa. It was a welcome result for the Finn, given he had his ”worst ever first lap” and especially given he had to miss the season opener in Australia two weeks earlier, after suffering soft tissue damage in his lower back during qualifying. “The 'proof of the pudding is in the eating',” Smedley, Williams' head of vehicle performance, replied when asked if Bottas' back injury is all sorted. “He has done 56 laps in intense heat...
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