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Bottas lost the race at the start: 'I didn't see Leclerc'
- GPblog.com
For Valtteri Bottas, the race was not one to write home about. The Finn did grab another podium behind Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, but was unable to get involved in the battle for the win.
When interviewed after the race, Bottas, therefore, did not react in a particularly happy way. "It was a difficult race," he tells the cameras. "That I immediately lost a place to Leclerc at the start made it extra difficult. I didn't see him. He chose the better line and managed to catch me. After that I was stuck behind him for quite a while."
Despite this, Bottas was not dissatisfied with the speed of his car. "The pace was good. It's a shame, but at least we got the podium." According to Bottas, today just wasn't very lucky. "As a team we scored good points, but not a perfect score. There's still some work to do."