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Wolff ‘forbade' drivers from going for fastest lap
Toto Wolff 'forbade' his drivers from going for the fastest lap in the Australian Grand Prix but Valtteri Bottas bagged it anyway, wanting the 26 points. As of this season, Formula 1 is awarding a point for the fastest lap at each grand prix. A driver has to finish inside the top ten in order to be eligible, something both Mercedes drivers were as they ran 1-2 in Sunday's race. Bottas, chasing the victory, his first since 2017, wanted the full 26 points and achieved it. However, it wasn't without a few tense conversations with his pit wall. 'In the morning meeting when we talked about strategy, I forbade them to go for the fastest lap if we were running first, second or third,' said Wolff....
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