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Lost practice time left Bottas 'playing catch-up'
Valtteri Bottas came close to pipping his Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the French Grand Prix on Saturday. That's pretty good - especially considering how much practice time the Finn has lost at Circuit Paul Ricard this weekend. After a solid start in Friday morning's session, Bottas had been sidelined after lunch when his car suffered a water leak midway through FP2. It meant he completed only seven laps in the afternoon, compared to Hamilton's 27. His W09 was fully repaired and ready to roll on Saturday morning, and Bottas was one of the first drivers to head out on track in FP3. But even as he completed his initial flying lap, rain started to fall and he was...
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