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Bottas: A mistake not to pit
altteri Bottas says it was a mistake not to pit under the Safety Car during the British GP after plummeting down the field on the final laps. As a result of the error - one of several strategy mistakes made by the Mercedes team this year - Bottas tumbled from first with five laps remaining to fourth at the chequered flag. "We took the risk to stay out and try to win the race. At that point, if the team had asked me if l wanted to win or secure second place, l would have said 'go for the win'," Bottas reflected. "But looking back, for the result it would have been better to stop. That's a fact." Get Sky Sports F1 Watch every 2018 practice session, qualifying and race -...
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