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Team order left Hulkenberg 'angry' - Abiteboul

Jun.11 Nico Hulkenberg left Canada "quite angry," Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul has admitted. In Montreal, it was German Hulkenberg's teammate Daniel Ricciardo in the limelight, having qualified fourth and then finishing sixth. But boss Abiteboul revealed after the race that he issued a team order to Hulkenberg to remain behind Ricciardo to the chequered flag. "Nico is quite angry and I can understand it," said the Frenchman. "Daniel's tyres were slightly older, also because he fought great duels with faster cars like Bottas. I guess Nico was quick enough to fight Daniel, but we had to make it clear to him that we need this result," Abiteboul added....
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