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Bottas dismisses team orders after earning pole in Sochi
Valtteri Bottas says that he hopes team orders will not become a factor in the Russian Grand Prix after scoring pole position and retaining his unbeaten qualifying record against teammates in Sochi. The Finn put together a lap good enough to put his teammate under pressure which ultimately paid off with Lewis Hamilton making a mistake at turn seven on his final run to leave Bottas unchallenged for pole. Speaking after qualifying, Bottas said he hoped that team orders wouldn't play a big role in the race, reminding everyone of the gap Hamilton currently has over his championship rival, Sebastian Vettel. “My approach to the race tomorrow is definitively to try and win the race –...
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