Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes has discussed an incident which occurred between himself and Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton during Singapore Grand Prix qualifying to prevent it from happening again. Bottas was initially ahead of Hamilton on-track as the pair prepared for their final runs of Q3 but the world championship leader shot past to overtake Bottas in the final sector. The Finn claims the move from Hamilton, which was not the result of a team instruction, spoiled his preparation lap and ultimately effected his final flying effort as he wound up only fifth on the grid. “In the first run there were lots of cars and all weekend we’ve been needing proper out laps to get the tyres...
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