Article To news overview © Mercedes Toto Wolff has revealed that Valtteri Bottas nearly had a tyre failure during the opening stint of the French GP which is why Mercedes decided to pit Bottas first in the race. Bottas, who finished in fourth, was in the fight at the head of the race and triggered the first round of pitstops where Max Verstappen jumped Lewis Hamilton. "We had no choice [to pit Bottas first]," Wolff told Sky Sports. "Valtteri's tyre started to have a vibration and towards the end we were really worried the vibration. "The vibration came through the suspension already and he could have had a failure at any time because he flat spotted the tyres. We knew...
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