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Bottas was nursing "severe" tyre damage during Russian GP
Valtteri Bottas was nursing "pretty severe" damage to his front tyres as he held off Sebastian Vettel in the closing stages of the Russian Grand Prix, his Mercedes team has revealed. The Finnish driver had dominated the early stages of the race at Sochi and appeared in control at the front when he suffered a major lock-up at the tricky Turn 13 on lap 38. Although it was not clear from television footage how bad his tyres were, Mercedes said its data in the pits indicated that the situation was quite serious, which set up an intense finish as Vettel closed in to challenge. Onboard TV footage at the end of the race showed Bottas' steering wheel was shaking heavily. Mercedes...
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