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Bottas: Mercedes will not prioritise Hamilton
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas has faith that Mercedes will not implement team orders to aid Lewis Hamilton from the get-go in 2019. The Finn endured a difficult 2018, failing to claim a single race win, while the second-half of his season largely involved following team orders to maximise team-mate Lewis Hamilton's chances of securing the title. Mercedes' tactics were at times heavily scrutinised, most notably when Bottas was forced by the Silver Arrows to give up his lead of the Russian Grand Prix to allow Hamilton to win. Bottas doesn't fear a repeat of last season, but said if he doesn't improve his performances, then the team could follow a similar route. 'I have no concerns, because we...
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