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Pole-sitting Bottas dismisses idea of Mercedes team orders
Valtteri Bottas says having secured pole position for the Russian Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton he will solely focus on a first Formula 1 race win of the season and won’t be interested in Mercedes' team orders to help his teammate in the drivers' world title fight. The Finnish driver produced a surprise by taking pole position ahead of teammate Hamilton, who made vital mistakes on his own Q3 laps, to set-up the intriguing prospect of leading his fellow Mercedes driver while the British driver fights for the F1 world drivers’ championship. 5774263478001 CrashTV: Quizzed on the prospect of team orders to prioritise Hamilton, something Ferrari opted against at the Italian...
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