WATCH: Mercedes explain why Bottas pitted first despite not having track position
Normally, at Mercedes, whoever has track position gets first dibs on pitting during the race. Lewis Hamilton was leading, but Valtteri Bottas took the first pit-stop. Fans have been firing in questions about this, so Mercedes have taken the time to answer.
Box. Box. Box! Why @ValtteriBottas took priority in the pits on Sunday. Debriefing the #JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/KcNxzsrwSY
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) October 11, 2018