Valtteri Bottas was forced to retire in Monaco because the wheel nut on his right front wheel failed to loosen during a pit stop. After the crash at Imola this was the second time this season that the Finn was unable to finish a race. The problem in Monaco was not the fault of the Finn as Mercedes analysts tell us. Bottas knew this beforehand as well, so he was a bit surprised by Wolff's suggestion that he hadn't set up the car properly. I was surprised During the press conference in Baku the Finn looked back at the situation in Monaco which cost him precious points. After the race, team principal Toto Wolff suggested that Bottas had not positioned the car exactly where he wanted it to be,...
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