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Bottas puncture in Baku was 'shameful' - Wolff
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the circumstances that resulted in Valtteri Bottas missing out on a near-certain win at the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix were "shameful". Bottas suffered a puncture three laps from the end in Baku after running through debris left on the track. The Finn had made the most of Mercedes' strategy gamble to jump Sebastian Vettel at a safety car period prompted by the Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen crashing. However, it was another on-track squabble that would have consequences for Bottas as debris dropped by a battle between Pierre Gasly and Kevin Magnussen was not spotted by marshals. Having fallen short in Bahrain and seen a...
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