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Bottas is ‘free' to fight Hamilton

Toto Wolff is adamant Valtteri Bottas is 'free' to go for it even though both championship titles are still on the line. Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton have dominated this year's campaign with the Brit taking eight race wins on his way to a 65-point lead in the championship. Mercedes added a further two wins to that tally through Bottas, although the Finn hasn't won a grand prix since F1's visit to Baku back in April. He is, however, still holding down second place in the championship, 22 points ahead of Max Verstappen. Mercedes motorsport boss Wolff has given Bottas the go-ahead to fight Hamilton in the final eight races of this season, saying he is 'free' to race his team-mate even though...
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