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Bottas undone by loose seat belt
A loose seatbelt and severe graining in the final stint meant Valtteri Bottas left the Interlagos circuit with just one Championship point.
Starting fourth on the grid the Williams driver had hoped for a solid afternoon and even the chance to battle for a podium result.
However, a seat belt issue that needed to be resolved in his second pit stop dropped him well down the order.
"It came loose suddenly," Bottas revealed. "We're still investigating."
He added: "It was tough. Physically it made it not easy because you are moving about, when you're braking you have to keep it with your hands, it's not ideal.
"It was not really my day. There were a lot of things...
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11y ago from PlanetF1.com
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