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Bottas sees no problems: "I am not here to let people pass"

Valtteri Bottas showed an unexpected side to the Spanish Grand Prix: Mercedes gave him a blatant team order over the radio when they told him to let Lewis Hamilton pass, but Bottas did not comply. Bottas shows resistance during GP Spain It's a side we don't often see from the Finn, who usually does what is asked of him by the team. But today he didn't see it coming and fought for his place. "I could have passed him earlier, but I was driving my own race," Bottas tells Sky Sports. Read more Verstappen: 'I'm not disappointed, we were just too slow'. Verstappen: 'The speed difference showed that he could easily pass'. He continued: "You have to take everything into account and...
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