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Bottas convinced fastest lap bonus will make 'big difference'
© XPB Michael Delaney 25/03/2019 at 11:5325/03/2019 at 10:38 Valtteri Bottas believes the outcome of a tight championship battle could rest on fastest lap bonus points accumulated by a driver over the season. In a bid to spice up the show, Formula 1 amended its sporting rules before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, awarding an extra championship to the driver who sets the fastest race lap, with those finishing in the top-ten eligible for the bonus. While the scheme added some spicy intrigue to the final laps of the race in Melbourne, Bottas believes the consequences 21 races down the road could have far greater implications. Fastest lap opportunity 'hotly debated' at...
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