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Bottas: It's a normal mistake, it happens

Valtteri Bottas shrugged off questions about his pit lane spin during FP2 for the Styrian Grand Prix, stating that it was a 'normal mistake' after Mercedes had 'tried something different'. The Finn endured a tough session as he could only manage to go 12th fastest, with teammate Lewis Hamilton fourth as Mercedes once again struggled to keep up with Red Bull. Bottas had set the best times in sector one and two during FP1, but failed to make the sort of progress he would have wanted during the afternoon session at a circuit where he claimed victory last season. Speaking after FP2 though, Bottas appeared unphased by the slightly embarrassing moment, despite the possibility of a stewards...
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