Turkish GP: Valtteri Bottas wins, title advantage to Max Verstappen
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The victory was Valtteri Bottas' first since Russia in September last year and 10th of his career.
ISTANBUL: Valtteri Bottas ended his year-long drought with a dominant victory in Turkey on Sunday while unhappy Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and lost the Formula One championship lead to Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
Verstappen, 24, was runner-up and 14.584 seconds behind the Finn at a wet Istanbul Park to overturn a two-point deficit to Hamilton and go six points clear with six races remaining. Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez finished third with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc fourth and ahead of seven-times world champion Hamilton, who had started 11th due to an engine penalty.
"It's been a while, but feels good. I think from my side probably one of the best races I've had ever," said Bottas, who started on pole position and took a bonus point for fastest lap. "Apart from that one little slide, everything was under control."