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Baku qualy tow from Bottas was ‘Hamilton's call'

Toto Wolff has insisted Lewis Hamilton being given a tow by Valtteri Bottas during Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying had nothing to do with Mercedes team orders. Hamilton qualified second on the grid for the race in Baku, behind surprise pole-sitter Charles Leclerc, after a dramatic improvement in the W12’s performance from where it had been in free practice. But there was still a big disparity between Hamilton and Bottas, with the Finn well over a second slower than his team-mate on the single runs that could be completed in Q3 before Yuki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz both crashed, bringing out red flags that ended the session. It means Bottas will start the race 10th, barring any further...
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