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Toto Wolff applauds 'tremendous team player' Valtteri Bottas
Toto Wolff described Valtteri Bottas as a 'tremendous team player' after the Finn followed team orders to move aside for team-mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton during the Russian Grand Prix. Bottas led from pole and looked set for victory, but with Hamilton and Vettel following closely, Mercedes chose to switch its drivers to avoid the threat Ferrari posed behind. Whilst Wolff admits such decisions are hard to swallow, particularly for Bottas, it's a necessary evil when the team is fighting for the championship. 'We are all racers at heart, and what we want to see is out and out racing and may the quickest man win,' Wolff told Sky Sports. 'And then we are a bunch of...
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