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Wolff: Welcome to the new world

Starting down the order after a grid penalty was normally not a tall order for Mercedes drivers, they had the package to get by the backmarkers and midfield pretty swiftly and more often than not ended up challenging for podiums despite the compromised grid position. However this season, at least during the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, this was not the case for Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas who pranged heavily in qualifying and his grid penalties meant he started the race from 15th on the grid. The expected comeback drive did not happen as the Finn toiled all afternoon to finish eighth, scoring points thanks largely to a number of DNFs ahead of him.  Toto Wolff believes...
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