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Bottas ‘still allowed to win races'
Although Valtteri Bottas says he's still allowed to race Lewis Hamilton, he acknowledges that if his team-mate needs his help, he 'would accept it.' Winning all three grands prix since F1 returned from the summer break, Hamilton is leading the Drivers' Championship by 28 points over Sebastian Vettel. Bottas trails his team-mate by a further 23 points, which means he is not out of the race. This has led to speculation over whether or not Mercedes are ready to throw all their efforts behind Hamilton. Bottas, though, says for now he's still allowed to race – and beat – his team-mate. 'Well, the first priority for the team is to win the Constructors' title,' he told the official F1...
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