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Bottas ‘dodged bullets’ for season-opening win

Valtteri Bottas says he had a variety of challenges to overcome to take victory in the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix. The Finn held off teammate Lewis Hamilton and also had to deal with reliability concerns. Presented by Click to subscribe and get 25% off using code 'BACK25' Starting from pole position, Bottas built up a comfortable lead in the first stint of the race as Hamilton was forced to climb through the field from fifth due to a late grid penalty. Multiple safety car periods erased the Finn’s lead, but he ensured Hamilton never got close enough to mount a serious overtaking attempt. “Winning a Formula 1 grand prix is never easy, but today didn’t definitively come easy at...
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