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Bottas praises team after maiden points

Valtteri Bottas paid tribute to his Williams team after recording his maiden Formula 1 points with an eighth place finish in Sunday afternoon's United States Grand Prix. The Finn, who had qualified ninth fastest, took advantage of a slow-starting Heikki Kovalainen on the opening lap, before cementing his top ten position with some firm defensive driving, most notably against Mercedes' Nico Rosberg in the closing laps. Valtteri Bottas"I'm very happy to get my first points in Formula 1," said Bottas. "The whole weekend was good from setting up the car in practice through to the strategy and pit-stops in the race. We managed the tyres well and I had good feedback from my...
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