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Smedley hails Bottas' communication
Rob Smedley has heaped praise on Valtteri Bottas following his display at the British GP, describing his performance as "exceptional".
With both Bottas and team-mate Felipe Massa knocked out in Q1 on the Saturday, Williams were facing an uphill battle on race day at Silverstone, but they were in for a big surprise.
First Bottas was bumped up to P14 on the grid following penalties to other drivers and then the Finn produced a master class to secure a career-best P2.
"Valterri did an exceptional job," Smedley, the Williams head of vehicle performance, told Autosport. "The communication between him and the pitwall was exceptional; you need that level of synergy...
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