Bottas ends 1-year drought with Turkish GP win

Valtteri Bottas (1:31:04.103) ended his year-long drought with a dominant victory in Turkey on Sunday while Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and lost the Formula One championship lead to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

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Published:11th Oct, 2021 at 7:23 AM

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The 24-year-old Verstappen was runner-up and 14.584 seconds behind the Finn at a wet Istanbul Park. With the finish, he overturned a two-point deficit and walked away six points clear with six races remaining. Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez (+33.471 seconds) finished third with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc fourth and ahead of Hamilton, who had started 11th due to an engine penalty.

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Bottas ends 1-year drought with Turkish GP win

Valtteri Bottas (1:31:04.103) ended his year-long drought with a dominant victory in Turkey on Sunday while Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and lost the Formula One championship lead to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

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