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Bottas admits he braked too late in Bahrain GP start
Valtteri Bottas admits that he could have avoided the Turn 1 contact with Lewis Hamilton in the Bahrain Brand Prix had he braked earlier. The Finn emerged from the incident in an initial third place, but later he received a drive-through penalty. He eventually finished in ninth, behind Williams teammate Felipe Massa. "About one hundred metres before Turn 1, that was the highlight of my race," said Bottas. "After that everything was very disappointing. "I was committed to Turn 1, braking late. I think probably the Mercedes cars, they didn't expect anyone to be inside there, and maybe I braked too late as well. It's a shame. "I think definitely I could have braked...
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