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Valtteri Bottas calls out for "better" tyres in 2019
Valtteri Bottas has asked Pirelli for better tyres over the winter break. Perhaps they're on his Christmas list! The Mercedes driver suggests the compounds this season have forced drivers to manage rather than push 100%. Tyre wear and blistering has been mentioned a lot this season, particularly when the track is hot. In Austria, many drivers described their cars as "undriveable". "We have had a lot of management to do in practically every race this season and especially in the last few," Bottas told Brazil's Globo. "Once we reach a certain temperature, we know it will happen so we don't push it, we just try not to exceed those temperatures." We know it's a...
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