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Bottas had no concerns about Mercedes team orders repeat

Valtteri Bottas says he had “no reason” to think Mercedes would consider using Formula 1 team orders during the Australian Grand Prix. The Finn dominated the 2019 season-opener in Melbourne to claim his first victory since the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, leading home a comfortable Mercedes 1-2 from teammate and reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton.  It was the first time Bottas had been leading a race ahead of Hamilton since last year’s Russian Grand Prix, the scene of a controversial team orders call as Mercedes instructed Bottas to give up the race win to aid Hamilton’s title bid.  5774263478001 CrashTV:  Asked if he had any flashbacks to Sochi in Australia, Bottas...
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