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Mercedes made 'right decision' to call off battle - Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Bottas feels Mercedes made the right decision to call team orders and halt his fight with team-mate Lewis Hamilton after the safety car restart at the German Grand Prix. The Finn had briefly taken the lead of the race after Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel dropped his SF71-H into the gravel trap at the Sachskurve, ending his chances of winning the race. Bottas, however, had to pit and hand the lead of the race over to Hamilton. GERMAN GRAND PRIX: Race result | Championship standings Once the safety car had returned to the pit lane Bottas mounted a challenge on the four-time world champion with the pair going wheel-to-wheel for most of the lap before having the...
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