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Mercedes reveals reason behind Valtteri Bottas Monaco Grand Prix pitstop debacle – Wide World of Sports
Why ‘absolute disastrous case’ turned to farce
It was the pitstop that should have taken two seconds. Maybe three seconds if it was slow.
Instead, it took two days and cost Valtteri Bottas a podium finish at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Mercedes has confirmed the stuck front tyre that forced Bottas to retire last weekend has finally been removed.
The team has released a short video of a mechanic working on the car after it arrived back at the factory on Tuesday morning, with the recalcitrant wheel finally freed.
Bottas was left with no choice but…
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