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Bottas: Two-stop strategy was wrong, but worth the risk

Valtteri Bottas admits that Alfa Romeo's two-stop strategy in the Spanish Grand Prix proved to be the wrong choice, but insists the plan was worth the risk. From P7 on the grid, Bottas quickly progressed into the top-five in the opening stages of the race and even looked like a potential podium contender as the afternoon unfolded. The Finn eventually ran as high as third, his team banking on a bold two-stop strategy to carry him forward. But his lengthy final 32-lap stint on the medium tyre ultimately hampered his pace and left him sixth at the checkered flag. "When you are in those positions and things are going smoothly, and you see things happening to other cars, you are thinking,...
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