Valtteri Bottas was grappling with a misfire during the closing stages of the French Grand Prix, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Bottas trailed Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton throughout the 53-lap event, and preserved a distant second place to the reigning World Champion. But through the closing laps, he began to be reeled in by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who reduced a seven-second deficit to just a second at the chequered flag. “It set in pretty late,” said Wolff. “I think it was probably six or seven laps to the end. We tried to manage it, which was successful and was under control then. “It caused a little bit of a headache but overall I’m...
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