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Bottas: I had to lift off to avoid hitting Lewis

Belgian Grand Prix – Valtteri Bottas says he had to lift off heading into Eau Rouge to avoid hitting the back of Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap. Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps with relative ease, with the only particular moment of danger for him coming on the opening lap as Valtteri Bottas lined him up for a pass going down the Kemmel Straight. However, any chance of a slipstreamed slingshot around Hamilton was foiled when Bottas was forced to back off as Hamilton slowed slightly heading into Eau Rouge. This put Bottas into the clutches of Max Verstappen meaning the Finn was forced to defend rather than attack. From there, Bottas couldn't quite...
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