Valtteri Bottas finished 13th ahead of Pastor Maldonado in 14th in this afternoon’s Chinese Grand Prix. Williams therefore leaves China without points, leaving the team 8th in the constructors standings. The team opted to split strategies with both cars running a three-stop race but with Pastor starting on the soft option tyre while Valtteri started on the prime, choosing to run the option for his final stint. The soft tyres proved much quicker in the closing stages and Valtteri was able to move ahead of his teammate into the hairpin on the penultimate lap. Mike Coughlan, Technical Director: We planned to do three stops with both cars today but decided to run one car on the option to...
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