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Hamilton surprised at lack of Ferrari team orders

Lewis Hamilton says he is surprised that Ferrari have not employed team orders on Kimi Raikkonen to aid Sebastian Vettel's title bid as Mercedes continue to wrestle with the controversy of ordering Valtteri Bottas aside to hand Hamilton victory in Russia last weekend. Bottas qualified on pole and led the opening part of the race, but was sacrificed in favour of Hamilton after Mercedes reported that the Brit had suffered tyre damage in an on-track fight with Vettel. The German has not benefitted from such treatment, and a battle with Raikkonen on the first lap in Italy ultimately left Vettel at the mercy of Hamilton, who completed a brave passing move that sent the Ferrari into a costly...
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