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Podium in Australia a 'good starting point' for Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas says third place in the 2017 Australian Grand Prix is a “good starting point” for his debut season at Mercedes. The Finnish driver qualified in third, a few tenths behind team-mate and polesitter Lewis Hamilton, and challenged Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel on lap one. He dropped back in the opening stint, struggling with the ultra-soft tyre, before enjoying improved pace on the soft compound. Bottas closed in on Hamilton in the last stage of the race, picking up the final spot on the podium and finishing just two seconds behind his team-mate. “There are always things that could have gone better on the day but it's a good starting point for my...
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