Formula One F1 - Turkish Grand Prix - Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey - November 15, 2020 Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas in action during the race REUTERS/Ozan Kose
Lewis Hamilton's sole Formula One championship rival and Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas spun twice on the opening lap of what could be a title-deciding Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday and dropped to the back of the field.
Bottas has to beat Hamilton by eight points to prevent the Briton from securing a record-equalling seventh world championship.
The Finn had climbed back to 16th place -- but 43 seconds off the lead -- after four of 58 laps on a wet and slippery track, with Hamilton sixth.
Formula One F1 - Turkish Grand Prix - Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey - November 15, 2020 Racing Point's Lance Stroll leads Racing Point's Sergio Perez, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Renault's Daniel Ricciardo as Renault's Esteban Ocon and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas spin at the start of the race REUTERS/Clive Mason
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond)
Formula One F1 - Turkish Grand Prix - Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey - November 15, 2020 Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas, Renault's Esteban Ocon and Renault's Daniel Ricciardo in action at the start of the race REUTERS/Tolga Bozoglu
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