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FP2: Bottas heads up another Mercedes 1-2 at Sochi
Mercedes’ chances of maintaining their 100% record in the Russian Grand Prix received a huge off-track boost in FP2 at Sochi. Not only did the World Champions have superior pace to their rivals in qualifying simulations, they also learned chief rival Max Verstappen will be starting from the back of the grid on Sunday. With the need to take his fourth new power unit parts of the season hanging over him, news came through that the Dutchman would be doing so this weekend – almost certainly ruling him out of contention to challenge Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. All the evidence on track indicated Mercedes will be difficult to stop in their quest for a ‘straight...
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