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How Hamilton cost Bottas a place in Monaco

Lewis Hamilton might have inadvertently cost Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas second place at the Monaco Grand Prix, by slightly compromising the team's double-stack pit-stop during the race. Hamilton and Bottas ran first and second when a safety car prompted a round of pit-stops, but the Finn ended the race third. Following Hamilton into the pits, Bottas had Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel on his tail and was bumped into the wall by the Dutchman as Red Bull made a rapid stop, ultimately causing a puncture on Bottas' car and forcing him to pit again. Article continues under video The team have revealed that Bottas' stop was delayed marginally by Hamilton, perhaps enough to ensure he...
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