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Bottas 'understands' Mercedes team order decision
Valtteri Bottas was playing the local team member on Sunday afternoon after missing out on victory in the German Grand Prix. The Finn had been running in second place to Sebastian Vettel for much of the afternoon. The Ferrari crashed out on lap 51 and triggered a safety car. Bottas pitted for new tyres while his team mate Lewis Hamilton stayed out to assume the lead of the race. With the benefit of fresher tyres, Bottas tried to overtake Hamilton at the restart but was rebuffed. The Mercedes pit wall then ordered Bottas to stand down and hold position to make it a team 1-2. "We had a bit of a battle out there, first lap after the safety car with Lewis," he explained. "I...
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