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Bottas makes car changes to aid back

– Valtteri Bottas says he has changed the seat and pedal positions in his Williams in a bid to prevent a repeat of the back issue that ruled him out of the season opener in Australia.Bottas is set to return to the cockpit at this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, having been passed fit during a final medical assessment by the FIA on Thursday.To reduce the pressure on his lower back, the team has modified both the seat and pedal positioning, with the Finn "confident" that it will solve the problem."We have a really good idea [of what caused the injury], so we have changed the seat and pedal position quite a reasonable amount," said Bottas."The back is in more of...
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