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The Day After: A Hollow Victory for Mercedes
Taking the decision to deprive Valtteri Bottas of a well-earned victory at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi, Toto Wolff and Mercedes ensured everybody went home a loser. Perhaps more than any year in recent memory, 2018 has been a year full of races that showcased F1 at its best – Sunday in Sochi saw the sport at its worst. Whatever the situation, whatever the reason, team orders that decide the outcome of a race are never going to be easy to stomach, and that was particularly true on Sunday. Valtteri Bottas did everything right, and yet because Mercedes felt Lewis Hamilton needed an extra seven points to bolster his comfortable championship lead, he goes home a loser. Sure, you can say...
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