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Williams frustrated with Massa after disastrous Q2 performance

Williams suffered mixed fortunes in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi, as Valtteri Bottas starred with third place on the grid but Felipe Massa suffered a disastrous Q2 and will start 15th. Massa blamed traffic, mistakes and rear-tyre wear for his failure to nail a quick laptime, while Bottas sailed through Q2 and was quickest non-Mercedes in Q3. "It was not just a mistake, it was a problem in traffic,” claimed Massa. “I had two laps stuck in traffic, so I lost time, then I had a mistake [on his third lap] and then on my last lap the rear tyres were gone and I couldn't get the laptime. A really frustrating qualifying. “We had everything to start at the front, and...
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