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Bottas knew 'you've just blown it' - Wolff

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Valtteri Bottas knew right away he had blown his chances of winning the Hungarian Grand Prix after he made early contact with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, forcing him into an early pitstop. The Finn was only a hundredth of a second away from taking pole position in qualifying, and started second on the grid. However, the collision with his team-mate and a Ferrari saw him have the worst possible start as his forced pit put him down to 20th. Article continues under video He recovered to eighth, but Wolff says his driver knew right away his chances had gone. “I'm really disappointed for him, because he was all pumped. Yesterday's qualifying...
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