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Bottas 'OK' with Verstappen penalty, feared Turn 1 crash

Valtteri Bottas felt he was “unlucky but also a bit lucky” to still finish third following his pit lane clash with Max Verstappen during Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix that he believed would ruin his hopes of a decent points finish. Bottas ran second in Monaco behind Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in the early stages of the race, but was leapfrogged by Verstappen in the pits behind the Safety Car. Verstappen and Bottas ran side-by-side momentarily in the pits shortly after the Red Bull driver’s release, only for the Mercedes to be squeezed into the wall, leaving him with a puncture. Bottas was forced to pit again on the following lap after sustaining a puncture in the clash, costing...
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