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Williams 'closer to Mercedes than expected'

Valtteri Bottas qualified third for the sixth time this season with Felipe Massa fourth after a strong qualifying session for Williams Martini Racing. · Valtteri and Felipe were third and fourth throughout all three sessions, closing the gap to the Mercedes pair ahead. Rob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering: 'Today has been a really good day’s work. The team have all worked very hard and the drivers have delivered on the track. The new aero package has worked well so that was the first step completed. We are in the positions we hoped for and we are confident going into tomorrow that we have a car to retain third and fourth. The rain could make for an interesting day tomorrow, but...
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