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Team orders an exception, not a rule at Mercedes - Wolff

Mercedes' Toto Wolff insists the team orders that governed the closing stages of Sunday's German Grand Prix will not become the norm at the Silver Arrows outfit for the remainder of the season. Lewis Hamilton executed a stunning recovery drive at Hockenheim, inheriting the lead of the race after arch-rival Sebastian Vettel's demise, but with a feisty Valtteri Bottas snapping at his heels with just ten laps to go. After challenging Hamilton on the restart that followed a six-lap safety car period, Bottas was told to hold station behind his team Mercedes team mate. Bottas 'understands' Mercedes team order decision Wolff insists however the order was about "bringing it home" and...
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