Valtteri Bottas says he “couldn’t trust the rear end” of his Mercedes Formula 1 car as he only managed eighth in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Bottas had started the weekend at Imola strongly, topping both Friday practice sessions and leading the way in the first part of qualifying. The Finn ended qualifying eighth overall, nearly half a second shy of teammate and polesitter Lewis Hamilton. Bottas’ time in Q3 was slower than the best time he set in Q1 - a time that would have been good enough to put him fourth on the grid. His struggles came in the first sector of the lap and Bottas revealed he had suffered a snap of oversteer on his first Q3 effort at Turn 2....
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