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Bottas pleased to deliver on pole promise in Brazil after Mercedes gunpoint robbery
Valtteri Bottas was pleased to deliver on his promise to Mercedes that he would take Formula 1 pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix after a number of team members were caught up in a gunpoint robbery on Friday night. A minibus carrying Mercedes team members was targeted while leaving the Interlagos circuit on Friday night, with a number of valuables being stolen but no individuals sustaining any injuries. Bottas charged to his third F1 pole position in style at Interlagos on Saturday, beating Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel with a late lap after seeing Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton crash out early. Related Articles Raikkonen unable to find confidence to attack for pole Vettel 'chickened out'...
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