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Valtteri Bottas: “P5 is representative of our pace”

The Williams Martini Racing team locked out the third row of the grid in Bahrain, with Valtteri Bottas ahead of Felipe Massa, with the Finn out-qualifying the Brazilian by just over three-tenths of a second. Bottas felt that fifth on the grid was representative of where the Williams is at present, and was happy to finally have a clean qualifying session this season. He knows the race will be tougher, but is hoping for a strong performance on Sunday. “I’m not unhappy to get P5 as it is representative of our pace,” said Bottas. “The race is long and will be tougher than today, the start will be especially important considering Turn One can produce problems. “As a team we did a good...
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