Valtteri Bottas will not try to slow down Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to help Lewis Hamilton in the Austrian Grand Prix, the Mercedes drivers said. Bottas starts from pole with Vettel second and Hamilton down in eighth after a five-place grid penalty. Hamilton is 14 points behind Vettel in the championship. But Hamilton said it "made no sense" for Bottas to 'back up' Vettel so he could catch up, adding: "It makes more sense for him to win the race." F1 must make 'sensible' British GP offer 'You don't use your car as a weapon' Austrian Grand Prix preview: What you should swerve in Spielberg Bottas added: "From what I've seen on the pre-race strategy notes, that kind...
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