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Bottas wins in Russia as Hamilton is hit with two penalties

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas won his second race of the 2020 Formula 1 season in Russia, bringing to an end an eight-race victory drought, following his Austrian Grand Prix success back in July. Bottas, who started third, jumped Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the start of the race and out-braked team-mate and pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton to grab the lead, only to cut Turn 2, allowing Hamilton to retake the lead. However Hamilton's chances of matching Michael Schumacher's 91 victories this weekend would be dealt a major blow for a pre-race infringement, which earned the reigning champion two penalties! Hamilton carried out two practice starts outside of the pre-determined area, which was noted by...
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