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Bottas ignored team orders during Australian Grand Prix
Valtteri Bottas ignored team orders during the Australian Grand Prix according to Mercedes team boss, Toto Wolff. The Finn dominated proceedings in the opening round of the season but apparently disobeyed an order from Wolff himself. After the race, Wolff revealed that he had blocked both of his drivers from attempting to set the fastest lap for the extra point introduced new this season. In a team meeting that took place ahead of the race, Wolff had told his drivers that should they not have the fastest lap in the closing stages of the race, they would not be allowed to chase the time for the extra point, something that Bottas ignored. "Today in the morning meeting when we...
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