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French GP 'sums up my season' – Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport driver Valtteri Bottas says his French Grand Prix result 'sums up' his 2018 Formula 1 season so far. Bottas had qualified second for the race, but was hit by the fast-starting Sebastian Vettel at Turn 1 on the opening lap, suffering a left-puncture and dropping to last place as he recovered to the pits for repairs. The Finn then ran a long stint on the soft compound Pirelli tyres, in an attempt to complete the race on a single pitstop. However, Mercedes abandoned this strategy on Lap 39 of 53, opting to switch Bottas to the supersoft tyre. He went on to finish in seventh place, just behind the Haas F1 Team driver, Kevin Magnussen. 'I guess...
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