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Bottas: First lap damage led to spins and 'disastrous race'

Valtteri Bottas says Sunday's Turkish GP may well go down as the "most difficult" race in his F1 career after the Mercedes driver suffered six spins over the course of the 58-lap event. Bottas had his work cut out for him at the outset at Istanbul Park, as the Finn had to outscore teammate Lewis Hamilton buy eight points to keep his already remote championship chances alive. But a spin on the opening lap of the race while trying to avoid Renault's Esteban Ocon and a contact with the latter at Turn 9 on the same lap abruptly set Bottas up for what would turn out to be a "messy and disastrous" afternoon. ©Mercedes "I had the spin in the first corner, I was avoiding...
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