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‘I’m Not Here To Let People By': Bottas On Mercedes Order To Let Hamilton Through

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he could have made things easier for Sir Lewis Hamilton when the seven-time World Champion was trying to overtake him during the Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton and Bottas were on different strategies, and with the Brit fighting Max Verstappen for the lead of the race, Mercedes instructed Bottas not to hold his team-mate up as he was approaching him on a set of new tyres. READ: Ex-Mercedes Engine Chief Unlikely To Join Red Bull PU Division However, Bottas opted not to let Hamilton by and the seven-time World Champion had to overtake him by diving up his inside at Turn 10. Speaking after the race, which Bottas finished in P3, the Finn said he...
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