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Bottas sobers up after Russia: "Prepared to play as a team"

After his heartbreaking P2 in Russia, Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has now acknowledged that he's prepared to be a team player at the German team, willing to help out the Silver Arrows in any way he can to secure another double title. Bottas looked to be on his way to secure his first win of the season as he qualified on pole position and maintained that place throughout the race, but then team orders came through. The Finn was ordered to stand down and let Lewis Hamilton past, as the Brit would get another seven points on his quest to win his fifth championship. Both Bottas and Hamilton were bothered by the Mercedes tactics, although they understood where the team was coming from, as...
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