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MAGNUSSEN RATES A PERFECT SCORE ALONGSIDE HAMILTON

MERCEDES

LEWIS HAMILTON

10

For the second race in a row Hamilton deserves a perfect score. Bottas pushed him hard in qualifying but he had enough in hand to secure a 90th F1 pole. Didn’t put a foot wrong in the race and lapped everyone up to and including sixth with his searing pace.

VALTTERI BOTTAS

7

Bottas needs perfection at every stage to beat Hamilton. He didn’t pay for his start error besides the position loss, but this was a costly mistake on a day when Mercedes was otherwise untouchable. Arguably should have recovered quicker, and lost second to a slower

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