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Valtteri Bottas prefers tracks that penalise errors despite heavy crash
Valtteri Bottas says he prefers Formula 1 circuits that penalise mistakes, in the wake of his hefty crash during practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. Bottas suffered a snap of oversteer through Turn 6 and skated across the gravel before he suffered a heavy front-on impact with the barriers on the outside of the corner. Bottas was uninjured in the accident but it brought his day to a premature end. 'Even though I crashed, I do prefer to be penalised for the mistakes,' he said. 'It makes it more exciting. I think that is how it should be and definitely mistakes here cost a lot with aggressive kerbs and minimal runs-off and everything.' Bottas’ day was also compromised by an...
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