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Bottas: McLaren ‘screwed' me for strategy

Valtteri Bottas has no doubt that McLaren's complaints over his pit-lane spin in Austria were purely for strategical gain. The Finn lost control of his W12 upon exiting his pit box during FP2, causing him to come to a stop in front of the McLaren pit wall. “Michael, that’s absolutely ridiculous,” McLaren would then say via the pit wall to FIA race director Michael Masi. “They could have taken out one of the guys on the pit wall.” Following the incident Bottas said he was not expecting a penalty, but the stewards went on to impose a three-place grid drop, while two penalty points were also added to Bottas' superlicence. That means that Bottas will now start the Styrian Grand Prix...
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