Toto Wolff said his motivational radio messages to Valtteri Bottas may change in the future, after his pace 'flatlined' at the Portuguese Grand Prix. With Bottas trying to make his way back Max Verstappen after being passed by the Red Bull driver, Wolff came onto team radio to say: 'Hunt him down, Valtteri, you're the quickest car.' This follows the Mercedes team principal giving his man the hurry-up as he was out of position behind slower cars at Imola, with a simple: 'Come ON Valtteri.' which was played on the live TV broadcast of the race. In Portugal however, an exhaust sensor problem meant that he could not muster the pace from his Mercedes to get past Verstappen and back up to P2 in...
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