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Mercedes disclose what Bottas’ ‘Plan A’ was in Austria
Mercedes' director of trackside engineering, Andrew Shovlin, revealed Valtteri Bottas was driving towards a one-stop strategy at the Austrian Grand Prix. He was heard on team radio discussing about driving to 'plan A' as he sat a distance behind Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris in the early stages of the race. Bottas was able to get past the McLaren of Norris while the Briton served a five-second penalty in the pits, while the Finn moved past team-mate Hamilton as he had suffered car damage. Bottas came home P2 behind Max Verstappen come the race's conclusion, and he said afterwards that his podium made him feel like he was back up to the performance level he expects of himself. Shovlin,...
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