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Australian Grand Prix: Bottas cruises to dominant victory

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas cruised to victory in the  2019 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, taking the lead from second on the grid, he never put a foot wrong all day, controlled this pace when required in dominant style. Bottas did not win a race last year and the spectre of losing his job with the best team on the grid has clearly inspired him, he delivered the best drive of his career, which he acknowledged: 'That was my greatest race ever.' The Finn also set the fastest lap of the race for good measure, crossing the finish line by 20.9 seconds ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton who simply had no answer for his teammate.   Report in progress…
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