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All is fair in love and F1

Ferrari played favourites on Sunday. There, I said it.  They chose Sebastian Vettel over Kimi Raikkonen and sacrificed the fans' favourite for a possible (but by no means guaranteed) World title. So what? Last time out in Spain Mercedes did the same to Valtteri Bottas. Different method, same outcome. They sacrificed any chance of the Finn winning the grand prix in order to use him as a bollard and help their other driver win. 'I was doing everything I could to keep Sebastian behind and make him lose time, that's how it goes,' Bottas told Motorsport.com. 'That was my job and mission at that point.' Mercedes went as far as to thank him for doing his part in Lewis Hamilton’s win. 'It was a...
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