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Bottas ‘willing to help' Hamilton

Valtteri Bottas says he is willing to help team-mate Lewis Hamilton win this year's World title but hopes Mercedes won't be 'too harsh' and take away a certain race win. Although Bottas is fourth in this year's championship standings, the Finn trails his team-mate by 87 points. And with Ferrari putting pressure on Hamilton, Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff recently conceded team orders may have to come into play. Bottas says he's okay with that. 'If the situation is clear that's the best thing for the team to try to win both titles then I understand,' he told Autosport. 'Nobody wants to go to that position and be in that position as a driver but if the situation is so that I can't win...
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