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Valtteri Bottas: “The car definitely feels better than a week ago”

Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team driver Valtteri Bottas says that although the car felt much better today, than during the last round in Malaysia, he is still struggling to find grip on the super-soft tyre compound. The Finn was happy with the feel of the W08 during the Free Practice 1 session on Friday, but believes there is still more performance and pace to find across the remainder of the Japanese Grand Prix race weekend. “In practice one, the car did feel better than it did in Malaysia, but we still need to work on things to make the car quicker. As a starting point for the weekend, it definitely feels better than a week ago.” In particular, the super-soft tyre compound is...
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