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Wolff: ‘I’d rather be the baddie than the idiot’
Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff says he would rather feel like the “baddie” for using team orders in Russia than like an “idiot” at the end of the season if not doing proved costly in the championship race. Wolff took responsibility for telling Valtteri Bottas to give up a position to teammate Lewis Hamilton in Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix, allowing the Briton to take the race win and extend his lead over Sebastian Vettel in the drivers’ championship to 50 points. The move proved controversial as it saw Bottas’ winless streak in 2018 continue, while Hamilton also felt uncomfortable about the fashion of his win despite taking a big stride towards a fifth world title....
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