Valtteri Bottas executed a perfect winning strategy in Saturday's sprint qualifying race, but that doesn't change the Mercedes driver's fate for the start of the Italian Grand Prix tomorrow. The Finn topped Friday's qualifying and started today's 18-lap event from the head of the field. A good start kept him ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen into turn 1, and he went on to win the race. But while the finishing order sets the grid for the main race tomorrow, Bottas will still start from pit lane after the team opted to incur penalties for restocking his stockpile of engine components. Read also: Bottas wins sprint as Verstappen snatches Italian GP pole “It has been a perfect weekend so...
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