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Bottas certain holding up Raikkonen didn't hurt his race
Valtteri Bottas has defended the strategy of Mercedes used during the Italian Grand Prix that helped teammate Lewis Hamilton win the race. Bottas was kept out on a long first stint to play interference with Kimi Raikkonen's early-stopping Ferrari, whilst Hamilton extended his stint. In the aftermath of the race at Monza, Mercedes were accused of abandoning strategy for Bottas in favour of ensuring a win for the championship contender in Hamilton, however Bottas rebuffed these claims by saying he felt his strategy was the optimum one for his race. “It wasn’t like I was really sacrificing my race as long I was keeping Kimi behind,” he said. “If he overtook me then for...
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