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Valtteri Bottas accepting of Mercedes instructions in Russia
Valtteri Bottas has admitted he accepts the decision taken by his Mercedes team to swap himself and team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the Russian Grand Prix. The Finn had led the race until he made a pit-stop for fresh soft tyres on lap 12 and continued to hold a net lead over Hamilton and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel with Max Verstappen leading after storming through the field in the early stages on the yellow-marked soft tyre. On Lap 24 the order was given by Mercedes for Bottas to let Hamilton past with the potential danger of blisters on the rear tyres of the British driver and the threat of Vettel looming behind. 'Honestly I already understand the situation,' Bottas told Sky Sports. 'If...
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