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‘Mercedes owe drivers equal opportunity'

Despite issuing team orders in Bahrain in Lewis Hamilton's favour, Toto Wolff insists Mercedes will give both drivers 'equal opportunity' – at least at the start of the race. Although Valtteri Bottas started Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, the Finn soon found himself behind Sebastian Vettel and with Hamilton on his rear wing. He was asked to move over for his team-mate and did so with Hamilton chasing down the Ferrari driver only to fall short. Mercedes had to settle for second and third on the day with questions raised about whether team order could come into play now that Ferrari are in the fight. 'We don't like that, at all,' said motorsport boss Wolff. 'It's not...
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