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Bottas uneasy about Mercedes double-stack pit stop
Valtteri Bottas admitted that Mercedes' double-stack pit stop in last Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix was a cause for concern, although in hindsight it was definitely the right call. The Silver Arrows squad elected to bring in Lewis Hamilton and Bottas for a second tyre change on lap 36 to maintain the pair's leading margin over Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen, and fend off potential undercuts on the Finn from the Ferrari and Red Bull drivers. However, in order to ensure that the running order at the front would remain unchanged, Mercedes opted to bring its drivers in on the same lap, a decision that produced an anxious moment for Bottas who feared the move was a risky proposition. "I...
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