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Mercedes left to regret no shakedown plan - Bottas
Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes will be left regretting its decision not to conduct a shakedown of its W12 before pre-season testing. Mercedes opted against a customary 100-kilometre filming day following the launch of its car, instead deferring to do so until next Tuesday. Article continues under video It is believed that one of the reasons behind such a decision is the team did not want to reveal the secrets of its floor that aired for the first time at the Bahrain International Circuit. But the plan backfired as Bottas was consigned to the garage for over three hours of the morning session as the team opted for a gearbox change after he suffered a gearshift issue on his opening...
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