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Bottas points to FP3 issue for disappointing qualifying
Like many other drivers, Valtteri Bottas was disappointed after today's qualifying session at Baku. The Finn ended up with the 8th fastest time, struggling with track conditions and traffic throughout the entire session. 'I think we were unlucky today', said Valtteri Bottas after qualifying. The Finn explained that his lack of running in FP3, caused by car damage due to a loose cable gutter cover was at the root of his struggles. 'Missing FP3 definitely made qualifying more difficult. It’s hard to say how much it affected us, but I don’t think our pace was too bad. I didn’t put a perfect lap together in Q1 or Q2, so I think to get through how we did shows that we had good pace. Q3...
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